When We Were Wolves (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jon Billman
- First Published: 1996
- Type of Plot: Social realism, regional
- Time of Work: The 1950's
- Setting: High plains of Wyoming
- Principal Characters: Pastor Liverance, Warden Gordon, The Czech, Rich Belecki
- Genres: Short fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Prisoners, Prisons, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, West, U.S., Christianity, Athletes, Sports, Wyoming, Cooperation
- Locales: Wyoming
The Story
“When We Were Wolves” opens in a Wyoming state prison with the narrator reminiscing about convict life in 1949 and how inmates were forced to wear the Oregon boot, a heavy iron device designed to discourage their escape. This device is turned into a training tool by him and the other men who play on the prison hockey team, the Wolves. To condition themselves for the game, they wear the boot and also don ice skates when walking and running across the exercise yard. They learn to think and act as a team and adopt a pragmatic version of Christianity in the hope of...
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