backwoods
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The stories from “Heart Songs” take place in backwoods Vermont, but most of Ms. Proulx’s work is set in Wyoming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
They paid the midwife $7.50 for me — this was in the backwoods of Louisiana.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
Rust Cohle slow dances with murmurings about Carcosa in Season 1, and the anthology’s creator Nic Pizzolatto spiced up the mystique by depositing backwoods fetishes near crime scenes.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024
Mr. Blackstone, 56, began fighting fires during his college years when he worked as a backwoods ranger, often getting called in to help with forest fires.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
“I almost didn’t believe it when we got word some redcoats nearly caught you in the Oxscinian backwoods, but here you are.”
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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