Prose, chapbook, 16 pages, from Bottlecap Features. Big Country follows the tale of outlaw poet Bill “Big Country” Bandolini, a Texan man of many contradictions and unique experiences. From his time behind bars, where he first discovered true love and the power of poetry. To his later life writing and living with fame, infamy, or a little dash of both. However diminished he may be after facing—and surviving—many obstacles and the grief of loss, Bill must find a way to continue with his art. His only true salvation. Big Country embodies the outlaw spirit of Texas, from its wild nature, unpredictable weather, to its secret history. Most importantly, it embodies the outlaw tradition, evokes the open plains and deserts of West Texas, the highways that traverse the state and find their destination somewhere in the soul of his gentle, yet fierce outlaw poet soul.