Compilation of stories written by students while in Archer County, Texas during a summer class sponsored by the University of North Texas mayborn Institute. Contents -- Prologue: From the Mentor; The McMurtrys: The Rancher & the Writer, Herdin' Books; Discovering the Old West: One Last Ride, Trails to the Sacred, And the Dust Remains te Same; Archer County Originals: The Broken Brotherhood, Virgin Territory; On Becoming a Writer: Shadow on the Prairie, A Time Traveler in Archer, Coming out of the Cocoon, The Smoke Clears; Epilogue: Keeping Story Alive.