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Back to the West
Rose Parsons makes her debut as a woman bounty hunter working Indian Territory. She accompanies Sheriff Dell Hoffman famous for taking down a band of killers in Texas Badge by Dusty Richards and Velda Brotherton. LOOK FOR TEXAS LIGHTNING COMING … Continue reading
THE MAGIC OF STORYTELLING
A FREE NEWSLETTER FOR NEW AND USED WRITERS — ARE YOU LOOKING FOR LESSONS IN SPINNING ORDINARY WORDS INTO MAGNIFICENT PICTURES? AUTHOR OF 40 FICTION NOVELS — 8 NONFICTION BOOKS — 15 SHORT STORIES PLUS UNCOUNTABLE NEWSPAPER FEATURES OVER 20 … Continue reading
Law Shows Up in the West
Law Shows Up in the West US Marshals are on The Way \The wild west was startled awake early one spring morning to learn the judge was coming to town and things were about to change. The Civil War had … Continue reading
Living & Writing in the West
One of the first things I learned about the true hardships of such a venture was the summer I spent a week on my cousin’s ranch 20,000 feet high in the mountains of New Mexico. Granted, I knew I could … Continue reading
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WRITING THE BLUE ROAN COLT
The first time I saw Dusty Richards, he was across the room at the Ozark Creative Writer’s conference. It was 1987 and we were both new to the struggle of writing, trying to learn all we could from experienced authors. … Continue reading
Don’t Throw it Away, You Might Want It
Ever wonder what writers do when they’re not writing? Well, I can tell you. They dream about writing a big hit. Well, at least some of them do. Mostly we wonder what we can turn into another story. The very … Continue reading
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The No Kill Cat
Reading my friend Jan Morrill’s post about her cat Malika and her sad death gave me pause to sit and watch my cat, who has grown so dear to me in the fourteen years she has spent with us. In … Continue reading
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How Romantic was the West?
First I apologize to those who subscribe to my blog. Entries have been scarce while I wrote three western novels last year. Talk about nose to the grindstone. Don’t get me wrong, writing and western history are two of my … Continue reading
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Following the Butterfield Overland Mail Route
September 16, 1858 — In the early mist of a warm Ozark morning, John Butterfield rose from the seat of the stage, lifted his whip over the backs of a team of six horses, and cracked open the late summer … Continue reading
Naked in the Bayou
Or Unidentified Health School Wilderness Schools and Reminiscence They’re almost invisible today, all grown up within … Continue reading
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