rodeo Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/rodeo/ Trunkated tales, rumbling rhymes, and elephant art Mon, 02 Sep 2019 03:12:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/elephantsnever.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-winter-logo-2019-20.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 rodeo Archives - Elephants Never https://elephantsnever.com/tag/rodeo/ 32 32 135387410 A Practical Guide to Confronting Racism https://elephantsnever.com/a-practical-guide-to-confronting-racism/ https://elephantsnever.com/a-practical-guide-to-confronting-racism/#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2019 13:00:27 +0000 https://elephantsnever.com/?p=1864 by Dani Putney I can’t take my eyes off:You clasp a chilled Coors Light,shuffle Ariat boots,adjust your rodeo hat.The girl to your left tells a story,maybe about her day at work,maybe nothing at all.Your crush is obvious despitethe flames in my eyes,the bonfire between us,the smoke engulfing my brain. It’s possible she doesn’t knowwhat you’re hiding behinda hazel gaze and Read More

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