Alice WhaleyJul 31, 20201 minVideo: Cowboy Legends of the Old WestCowboys only exist in old westerns, right? Subscribe (free!) to hear when I publish new work: www.alicewhaley.com/subscribe Read about my...
Alice WhaleyJul 24, 20201 minVideo: RFD-TV InterviewFeatured on RFD-TV 'Rural America's Most Important Network' Read the article 'I Changed My Mind About Rodeo' here
Alice WhaleyJul 18, 20207 minArgentina vs USA: Rodeo Edition* Free subscription here* Not all the ‘crooked horses’ were as crooked as the first one at the rodeo in South-West Argentina. I’ve heard ...
Alice WhaleyJul 13, 20201 minVideo: The Rodeo* Free subscriptions here * Read: I Changed My Mind About Rodeo Read: The Rodeo Video from my Facebook page: Out of the Library, into the...
Alice WhaleyJul 10, 202014 minGoodbye Americana* Free subscription here* I slotted into the States like bread into a toaster. Life was snugger and warmer than it’s ever been, and for t...
Alice WhaleyJun 26, 20209 minBranding Horses* Free subscription here* “Alright Surprise, better tell your ladies you love’em. You ain’t gonna see ‘em for a while.” Cody winks and ga...
Alice WhaleyJun 21, 20206 minI Changed My Mind About RodeoI’m as green to rodeo as the Montana grass is long. But, one way or another, I’ve collected my thoughts, trying on ideas like other peopl...
Alice WhaleyJun 10, 20208 minTimelapseThe weird thing about Sheridan, Wyoming, is that it’s not kitsch. The road signs that point you there have the silhouette of a bucking ho...
Alice WhaleyJun 5, 20207 minThe RodeoA cowboy grabs a leather strap between his teeth and pulls. The gauntlet is not thrown down, but strapped on, and it’s show time. Five mi...
Alice WhaleyMay 30, 20205 minBucking Horses on the Run“Shakespeare didn’t eat his breakfast this morning.” The academic in me always does a double take when the bearded cowboy makes offhand r...
Alice WhaleyApr 15, 20203 minAirwavesI was listening to the radio while I drove back from Walmart on Easter Sunday, when an analogue buzz interrupted the music. Three sharp s...
Alice WhaleyApr 15, 20205 minInhabit; Out of HabitAt the age of six, I remember being given a small book to read. I was at school in France at the time, and the book was called something ...
Alice WhaleyApr 11, 20201 minVideo: Life Goes OnYou see, life is going on all around you. Even in isolation, we are never really alone. This is what I saw on a single afternoon, around ...
Alice WhaleyApr 7, 20204 minThree BarrelsGayle’s a friend of Van’s from way back when; another joy who I’m now blessed with the time to meet. She’s a neighbour of sorts, living d...
Alice WhaleyApr 7, 20203 minThe Heart that Loved HerWhen my flight out of Little Rock was cancelled, my world felt tight and small, as if life had pulled the drawstring on its horizons and ...
Alice WhaleyMar 28, 20203 minThe Cowboy BrandThere’s a small bottle of hand sanitizer in Russell’s car with a white label on it, reading ‘Rugged Cross Cowboy Church, Magnolia, Arkans...
Alice WhaleyMar 25, 20204 minThe Oldest Four by FourThe door swung open on the rickety white pickup truck as it turned into the ranch. A dark hand reached out and held it shut through the o...
Alice WhaleyMar 23, 20205 minLearning The RopesMy first day of work for Hi Lo Pro Rodeo started at sunrise. Russell and I drove to work in the dark. The tall boles of wet trees began t...
Alice WhaleyMar 19, 20207 min"Are you ready?"Meeting the host of my Airbnb in Oklahoma was a dystopian chess game of staying a metre apart. She took me to buy food, and, as I fumbled...
Alice WhaleyMar 18, 20202 minBorder ControlIn this strange time of lockdown and upheaval, I’m surprised to find myself in the States at a day’s notice. I had gone from Uruguay to N...