{"id":42402,"date":"2026-08-13T08:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=42402"},"modified":"2026-08-13T08:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:31:20","slug":"wisdom-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=42402","title":{"rendered":"WISDOM CORNER by David Heska Wanbli Weiden \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WISDOM CORNER<\/a> by David Heska Wanbli Weiden<\/p>\n

First sentence…<\/p>\n

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I surveyed the wreckage around Wisdom Corner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Virgil Wounded Horse wants to walk a different path.\u00a0 He’s given up drinking.\u00a0 He’s given up violence.\u00a0 He no longer works as the reservation’s paid vigilante.<\/p>\n

When a members of the Pine Ridge 705 gang make a move to take-over Pudge Iron Shell’s business, Virgil agrees to attend a meeting to reason with the thugs and get them to move on.<\/p>\n

The meeting goes sideways.\u00a0 One of the goons charges Virgil.\u00a0 Virgil answers by giving the hood a disfiguring injury.\u00a0 Virgil and Pudge escape.<\/p>\n

Now the stakes are raised.<\/p>\n

Virgil knows that the 705 bangers will respond.\u00a0 He can handle himself, but what if they target his family and friends?<\/p>\n

When Benny Many Wounds, a respected Rosebud Lakota medicine man, elder, and good friend of Virgil’s is murdered, Virgil suspects the Pine Ridge 705 gang is responsible.<\/p>\n

And they may be.<\/p>\n

Virgil has to be sure.\u00a0 Soon there are several suspects.<\/p>\n