Eulogies and Dead Horses: Adventures and interesting situations in the life of a traveling geologist

by Michele Murray

Overview

The situations are described with humor and, in some cases, a bit of geological observation as well. The stories are about people or animals experiencing a stressful situation and the subsequent resolution. These tales uphold the likely existence of a plan, some path leading through a mire of challenges. That said, these stories are about the beauty of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078772242
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	10/08/2016
Pages:	338
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.92(d)

About the Author

Michele Murray lives in South Park in Central Colorado. She is a professional geologist (often reflected in her stories) and freelance writer. Her articles on outdoor living have been published in Mountain Gazette (she has been a contributing editor for 12 years), as well as in Discover the Outdoors, EQUUS, Fly Fishing World, Native People's Magazine, New Tribal Dawn, The Aquarian, International Double Reed Society, and other literary journals. She also writes fly fishing stories for http://www.coloradofishing.net/ and www.wyomingfishing.net.

Michele’s stories are included three anthologies:

“Colorado Mountain Dogs,” published by WestWinds Press - The Pruett Series, an imprint of Graphic Arts Books, 2014.
"Comeback Wolves: Western Writers Speak for Wolves in the Southern Rockies," published by Johnson Books, 2005.
"Hell's Half Mile: River Runners' Tales of Hilarity and Misadventure," published by Breakaway Books, 2004.

Michele is an enrolled member in the Pembina Clan of Ojibwe of the Turtle Mountain Agency in North Dakota -- home of her father. Her mother’s ancestry is Scottish.

Editorial Reviews

Michele Murray weaves the chaos of the human mind and experiences into a sweet and masterful flow. Her artistry and rare gifts of observation put her in the realm of Renaissance Woman. This collection of essays is at times startling in its beauty.

Vail Trail - Tara Flanagan

If you liked Edward Abbey's, "Desert Solitaire," Gretel Ehrlich's, "The Solice of Open Spaces," and James Gavin's, "The Meadow," you will love Michele Murray's, "Eulogies and Dead Horses."

Mountain Gazette - Alan Stark

...she witnesses the events of the day through scientific eyes with a zest for life...filters the experiences with her soul. While the topic is death, the stories honor life and the inherent balance between the two. Michele has a delightful sense of humor; the ready is likely to smile if not laugh. This is balanced nicely with other chapters the reader may prefer to sit with for a while and allow the message to gently seep in. I can honestly say as I did not want the book to end.

Ute Country News - Kathy Hansen