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You Hate These Roads

Words Out West

This episode contains some adult language and themes and graphic descriptions of a fatal car crash, which may be unsuitable for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, novelist Richard Fifield puts us in a car going way too fast up a narrow mountain road, and that’s only the beginning of our troubles.

(from the anthology: Evergreen: Grim Tales & Verses from the Gloomy Northwest)

Take a deep breath, and hold on tight.

Episode sponsor: Murphy-Jubb Fine Art, located at 210 North Higgins Avenue, Suite 300, in downtown Missoula. The gallery features the works of nationally renowned artists including watercolorist Kendahl Jan Jubb. To learn more about their artists andworkshops, go to: www.kendahljanjubb.com or their facebook page at Murphy/Jubb Fine Art.

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