Forty-two micro-stories set in Old New Mexico, each less than 500 words long, and many based on actual people or events. Includes: Rattled -- On the Santa Fe Trail, two men dispute a rifle's origins. Trapper in Love -- A language barrier comes between a trapper and his woman. Edward and Augusta -- The future warden of New Mexico's first Territorial Prison takes a wife. Decision Point -- Word of the Elizabethtown gold strike reaches Denver. Thicker n' Snot -- Miners from around the globe adjust to the Sangre de Cristo mountain climate. The Lost Soul -- A young man defies his community's expectations. Darker Than a Wolf's Mouth -- A settler fails to heed his wife's warnings.