By John C. Mattingly; Judith Penrose Mattingly, illustrations ISBN: 978-0-9710430-7-7 Morris Publishing, 2017 $10.00; 97pp. Reviewed by Eduardo Rey Brummel Readers of Colorado Central are likely already familiar with Mattingly, since he’s a featured columnist. His latest book, Brayed Expectations, is a collection of brief tales and essays about donkeys. The majority of them are humorous, and all of them are enjoyable. Mattingly starts at the beginning, when he acquired his first “Rocky Mountain canary.” In the course of the rest of the book, he covers various miners’ tales and gives historical/biological background on donkeys, as well as his and ...
