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Thomas McGuane Reads “Take Half, Leave Half”

Oct 3, 2022
32:51
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
'Tis the Season to Kill a Cowboy,' Grant Said.
02:55 • 2min
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3
Grant and Rufus, a Lariat on a Nail
05:23 • 2min
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The Story of Grant and Rufus
07:04 • 4min
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The Story of a Grandparent
10:40 • 3min
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I'd Like to See You Trust Your Dreams More
14:04 • 2min
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A Cowboy's Life
15:57 • 3min
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Coy Blakes Ranch
19:14 • 2min
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The Story of Rufus and Alva
21:21 • 2min
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Grant and Rufus Rode in the Dark.
23:46 • 3min
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A Man Always Stays Until It Gets Ugly
26:21 • 2min
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Aethalachan's Cigarette Hung From Grant's Mouth
28:49 • 5min
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Thomas McGuane reads his story “Take Half, Leave Half,” which appeared in the October 10, 2022, issue of the magazine. McGuane has published more than a dozen books of fiction, including the story collections “Gallatin Canyon,” “Crow Fair,” and “Cloudbursts: Collected and New Stories,” which came out in 2018.

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