Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2

short stories by Proulx

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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 is a collection of short stories by Annie Proulx, published in 2004. This work, along with Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3, continues Proulx's exploration of the harsh landscapes and the lives of people in rural Wyoming. Her fiction often features quirky characters, disintegrating families, and a strong connection to the land, all rendered with darkly comic and poignant prose. Proulx is known for her regional speech patterns, unusual plot twists, and extensive research, which inform her memorable portrayals of life in places like Wyoming.1

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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 (2004) and Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3 (2008) are collections of short stories. In the memoir Bird Cloud (2011), Proulx chronicled the building of her home in Wyoming.
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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 (2004) and Fine Just the Way It Is: Wyoming Stories 3 (2008) are collections of short stories. In the memoir Bird Cloud (2011), Proulx chronicled the building of her home in Wyoming.
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