Welcome to Litsy!

Togwotee (toe'-ga-tee) is the name of a mountain pass in the Absaroka Mountains of northwest Wyoming. In this fictive tale it's an analogy of one boy's struggles through the seasons of life's chaotic landscape. Growing up in the 1940s under the thumb of an abusive parent threatens to poison his soul. Even an intervention that introduces him to wilderness on a grand scale, as well as a Shoshone friend, tests his mettle with the conflicts of differing ideologies. This but the beginning of the twists and turns he must endure.
Is fate blind chance opposed in vain, or as Ralph Waldo Emerson opined "Whatever limits us we call fate," and subject to strength of character?
With off-the-beaten-path experiences, the tale is a thought kindling journey of mind and spirit, complemented with expressive illustrations.
Literary Eco-fiction, Adventure, Nature