Title: A New Take of the Old West
Review: This is a remarkably fun little collection of five stories, all set it the aforementioned saloon. Rand combines the old west with the weird and deals up a winning hand each time. Each story has its charm but if I had to pick one that stood out, it would probably be "A Spider Poor Cowboy Rapt and Wide Lemon," which title makes sense if you say it aloud and allow for some linguistic drift. In this story, a ghost decides to settle in the saloon, and the regulars have to exorcise it to save the business.The stories are all cleanly written, with almost no verbal cellulite and are a pleasure to read. This book represents, to me, money well spent.If I have to mention a problem, it's a very small one; the stories were originally published in magazines and weren't edited for the collection, so there are small bits of redundancy, but the glitch is a minor one, and the stories are major fun.I'll be looking forward to reading more of Ken Rand's work.
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