Canyon Hohenstein

Author of Who Tames the Flames?

Writer of the American West who explores the weight of moral pressure in extreme environments.

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“Canyon is one of the most talented people I’ve ever met with one of the most exciting and layered stories I’ve ever heard.”

JD Shapiro, Writer of Robin Hood: Men in Tights

 
 
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Reborn in the ashes

“Men who'd spent most of their lives incarcerated now stood above a flaming fray created by their own callused hands. The prisoners' eyes, beholding the infernal arc, reflected a burnout that would leave behind a destroyed landscape. But within this death, the seeds of tomorrow waited patiently, ready to rekindle the blank slate with fresh life.”

Who Tames the Flames?

 Photos from a Fire Career