Independent publishing · Buffalo, Wyoming

Stories rooted in place.
Written to remain.

From northern forests to western prairies, we publish stories about the people, places, and moments that stay with us.

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“Every family has stories worth preserving. Every generation has traditions worth passing on.”

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Who we are

A home for stories worth sharing.

Pine & Prairie Press is an independent publishing imprint based in Buffalo, Wyoming.

Our books range from family memories and historical fiction to adventures in unfamiliar worlds and stories for younger readers. What unites them is a belief that ordinary lives deserve to be remembered and every imagined world should feel lived in.

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Contemporary fiction

The Ghosts That Follow Us Home

A story of service, family, and the invisible burdens people carry long after the road leads home.

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Memoir · Outdoors

A Life Measured in Seasons

A collection of memories shaped by northern lakes, early mornings, family traditions, and a lifetime outdoors.

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Fiction · Mystery

The Place of Rest

An old estate, a northern Minnesota lake, and the histories that refuse to stay buried.

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Meet the author

Zach Jerry

Author, outdoorsman, military veteran, and lifelong collector of the small moments that make a story.

Zach’s writing draws on family, history, service, time spent outdoors, and a love for the places that shape us. His work moves between contemporary fiction, memoir, historical storytelling, and fantasy, always returning to the human lives at the center.

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