“During the day Ennis looked across a great gulf and sometimes saw Jack, a small dot moving across a high meadow as an insect moved across a tablecloth; Jack, in his dark camp, saw Ennis as a night fire, a red spark on the huge black mass of mountain.”

Short (at 55 pages) but packs a punch. Human desire spans gender, boundary and time and is told beautifully in this short story. Even if you’ve seen the movie, take an hour to read this through. Beautifully written and worth the time!