In 1995, Bartow told the Southern Raven Tale:
"An old story – A hunter is starving, so he goes hunting. He is so hungry that he is getting weaker and weaker on his journey. He falls to the ground in exhaustion. A raven finds him; standing over him the raven asks what is wrong. He tells the raven that he is very hungry, but has had no luck. The raven tells the hunter to go wait in a draw nearby. After the sun sets, the animals will come to the draw and he will be able to kill something for his dinner. The hunter takes his advice. Once he is down in the draw, the raven flies over and pummels him with rocks – he kills and eats him. This is a cautionary tale – things are not always what they appear. Even when in great need we should be cautious. The story reminds us that we are within the circle of all living things and are subject to the laws of nature.
In 2006, Bartow talked about the Crazy Raven:
Born of red cedar and good japanese steel-raven, crazy with too much knowledge of bboth the light and the darkness. Hungry and curious - bringing in the wolves. Speaking in tongues - the language of the great humbler, croaking in the creviced canyons - now a shadow on the wind, silent.