Individual short story exercise.  Peering through the sliding, wobbling sheets of spring creek current he could just make out the torpedo shaped fish and it was the largest trout he had ever seen. It swung heavy in the current like a river of its own, sulking in the minty shade of an olive tree, but on occasion moving out to the edge of the shade where its entire length could be marked. And it startle him each time he saw it that way.

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Individual Short "God Save the Queen"

It was like tea bleeding in hot water. A blend of fragrances that rolled uphill in a slow, thermal simmer. The peppermint-butter aroma of bitter brush blooms, silken spice of sage and vanilla honey of mountain mahogany. The warm dog-foot smell of campfire juniper, and purified starkness of mocha-brown basalt... blotched with lichens colored of copper. Each layer unique in its scent, yet common as clouds.

Short Story Ch6 "Make A Run For It"

Out on the open highway his journey found its tempo, its rhythm, its pulse. Every day on a bike has its own feel, and today a natural feeling sense of urgency had him riding fast. Carrying speed into corners and leaning steep with the bike as it swung through turns steady as a pendulum swings. Putting miles behind him felt satisfying. Little time was spent behind traffic, as he could pull around and charge past vehicles in the lawful range with a roaring casualness. Between traffic he inhaled the ribbon of asphalt between 80-100 with a low, steady, a deadly calm pulse. Like tying shoelaces in the dark. 

Short Story Ch5 "Cattle Guard"

A bumblebee bounced around.  Miles below him the line of dust continued crossing the valley, sending its flags into the air like smoke signals of forgotten interpretation.  It was headed south and gaining ground fast. At the tip of this spear-shaped cloud of airborne earth, whatever was ripping dust from its resting place was still too far away, too small to see. 

Short Story Ch4 "Bumblebee"

With a quarter turn of his right wrist the motor churned out a flurry of crisp-sounding notes that broke skyward like mallards from the angled titanium exhaust. 

Short Story Ch3 "South"

"As he woke his back stiffened. He tilted his head slightly and with a weathered hand pushed the woven-palm cast shadow upward- pouring the freshness of daylight into his eyes. Grasshopper wings rattled all around like strings of firecrackers hitting or missing every first or third fuse.  He blinked through rusty flakes of salted blurriness and stared past his boots and deeper down the northern view that unfolded the way heavy wool blankets would spill from the back of a rig."

Short Story Ch 2 Line of Dust

Daddy daycare has really put  a squeeze on my time to write, and thus what I write has really been squeezed. So I'm trying to see if I can continue to produce content shorter in duration. I begin this short story effort with my take on what riding a motorcycle feels like, and the sense of possibility it creates in my imagination. Thanks for coming along!Bryan Huskey 

Short Story Ch 1 Swing your leg over a motorcycle

As my kiddo and I gazed at the slab of largemouth bass flexing along the handle of my net, he asked “Dad, is that fish bigger than me?” I could swear I heard an echo making its way back… of my own voice asking that same question 40 years ago. For images that accompany this piece, visit the Fishpond USA blog post here: https://fishpondusa.com/fishpond/the-pond/tales-from-the-pond:-bryan-huskey/

Episode #45 Lifelines

Ch 9 Magnetic Fog resumes my 2014 archery elk hunting season with the addition of my friend Ian and his traditional bow. “They’ll be in FULL ParTay mode and we’ll have it all to ourselves.” as I whispered an invitation for him to join me for the last 2 days of the season. See the film here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auXUq08KHi8&t=10s

Wired to Wander Ch 9 Magnetic Fog

A whole new year and season. An entirely new location. Mature bulls right out of the gate. Ch 8 resumes my elk trek into the backcountry of Idaho in search of solitude, success and bull elk for the 2014 season. Watch the YouTube video here https://youtu.be/vC4KQwpvQzg

Wired to Wander Ch 8 "Over The Hills And Far Away"

Wired to Wander Ch 7 "Live Life Grand"

Wired to Wander Ch 6 Anger Issues Audio version of video. https://www.skylinesadventure.com/video The last trip of my 2013 season is upon me, and as I head for the hills I recall some of the season's most engaging moments. And focus on a mission to finish what the previous trip started. Written, produced and narrated by Bryan Huskey @fishbitemedia @skylinespodcast www.skylinesadventure.com

Wired to Wander Ch 6 Anger Issues

Wired to Wander Ch 5 "Dead Reckoning" Resuming the tracking of a big bull elk I arrowed in 2013. There is a lot to think about while crawling along the forest floor looking for drops of blood.  Listen here or watch the film at www.skylinesadventure.com    

Ch 5 "Dead Reckoning"

Chapter 4 resumes my Idaho archery elk hunting season of 2013. Note that this Wired to Wander series is produced as a video series, and in some instances captions display audio that is difficult to hear. So hop over to YouTube to see the video, or listen to the audio portion alone here via podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiSJfkZ_E7U Thank you!Bryan Huskey

Wired to Wander Ch 4 "Harbinger of a Burn"

Chapter 3 gets the memories of 2013 rolling with a painful start. But the action picks up in a big way!  Note that this is the audio version of a complete video posted to YouTube here: https://youtu.be/fNqHNOEbyKk

Wired to Wander Ch 3 "Old Man in the Moon"

Storytelling inspired by adventure. Fishing, hunting and two-wheeled pursuits by Bryan Huskey

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