Rick Beck does not write fluffy bunny stories. At times, they are gritty and very realistic. Yet they are always about love. Many of his stories are about the struggles we gay folk have had in times past. Rick is a terrific writer and knows how to pull your emotional strings.
The people who raised Potee had no feeling for him. At sixteen Potee realized he didn't need a home with all the shouting. He needed to get out, if he hoped to finish growing up. Potee closed the door on childish things. He left in the hope he'd find himself. The people he met once Pardo found him along side the road that ran past the Lazy R were the only family he ever had. If we had to describe Pardo and Potee with a word, it wouldn't be gay. The word would be cowboy.