S2E3 - Pros and Cons

The Prompt: 

You own the best saloon for a hundred miles.  You're no nonsense and good at your job: the saloon is clean, the barmaids are treated well, and the patrons are happy.  But when an outlaw bursts in with guns blazing, your happy little saloon is at risk.  A brawl breaks out, and you pull your own gun from behind the counter to get everyone to stop.  The outlaw points their gun at you, and you balk.  This isn't just any outlaw; this is the famed bank robber, wanted dead or alive by every sheriff in the west.  More importantly, they're your ex - the first and only person you've ever loved.

It is a banner day for Please Be Prompt!  Co-hosts Ryan Rimmele and Joshua Witsaman welcome their very first guest to the podcast - Audrey Worthington!

Which means there will be three prompted works to read this week!

First is a story of the tragedy of scorned love and the mistake of running away into the frontier.

Next is a reminiscence about the complexities of work/life balance in the harshness of the wild west.

Lastly we have the next hit country song - a tragic ballad of love and scoundrels.