Off the Path: An Anthology of 21st Century Montana American Indian Writers

"Adrian Jawort's edited volumes collecting new voices, voices we've never heard but needed to, are volumes worthy of the world's deepest consideration. The voices collected in Off the Path 1, and Off the Path 2, anthologies of 21st Century Montana American Indian and Indiginous writers are vital, fierce, unafraid of darkness, and elegant in their understanding of human nature. Writers such as Luella N. Brien, Eric Leland Bigman Brien, Cinnamon Spear, Theo Van Alst, Kristiana Kahakuawila, Sterling HolyWhiteMountain and Jawort himself sing of contemporary and ancient darkness even as they circumscribe the mysteries of illumination between people, across cultures, and within worlds so compelling I was left with an experience I'm grateful to have encountered in the life of these two stunning volumes: greater life, more awe at the fear that exists between people, and greater grace." ~Shann Ray, American Book Award Winner With uninhibited writing as stark as a wintery windblown Montana prairie that shivers through your skin and settles into your bones, the all original and powerful works of The Off the Path anthology are not afraid to be daring, bold, and go to where your heart craves to go—even if it didn't know it yet.