The Outrider

By DB Jackson

When a young kid signs on with a cattle drive, the ragtag cow outfit driving the herd turns out to be more than he bargained for. By the time he realizes the hole he has dug for himself, it’s too late to turn back.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DB Jackson
• Release date: Apr 4, 2019
• ISBN: 9781370050796

DB Jackson

Award winning novelist and screenwriter.

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THE OUTRIDER

A Short Story

Copyright 2019 DB Jackson

Published by DB Jackson at Smashwords

ISBN 978-1-370-05079-6

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Books by DB Jackson

SMALL MOVING PARTS – Award winning novel. Literary fiction. Set in 1958 West Texas.

A BAND OF UNBROKE HORSES – A novel. The reissue version of the award winning book, UNBROKE HORSES.

WIND RIVER INCIDENT – A novel. The reissue version of the award winning novel, THEY GOOD HORSES. This book has been revised to follow the feature film adaptation.

HALF PAST NINE – A short story and the inspiration for a feature film of the same name.

THE COLLECTOR – A short story.

THE OXBOW WOLVES – A short story.

BLOOD RED MOON – A short story.

THE OUTRIDER – A short story.

THE BUFFALO RUNNERS – A short story.

THE OUTRIDER

In The Beginning

God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was

over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

— Genesis 1, the Bible

HE APPEARED ON THE SKYLINE at the edge of the morning sun, burning like an apparition coming at them