I’m trying to get back to work today. I have been writing about Bat Masterson and his role in the posse that set out to capture Dora Hand’s killer. It’s hard to stay focused. It seems like my faith and circumstances have been in a head on collision. I don’t think believing in a good read more…

Life has thrown another curve and that has caused me to neglect the website. Once again my brother that is in prison has come under attack. We are trying to get him moved to another location, but the executive assistant at the Federal Bureau of Prisons has assured me that “he will be killed and read more…

The conditions were just right today to write about the Kansas posse pursuing the man who shot entertainer Dora Hand. Wyatt Earp, Charlie Bassett, Bill Tilghman, and Bat Masterson chased the bad guy across the plains and lost his trail after a heavy rainstorm. They made camp in the rain and tried to sleep so read more…

Some days I’m not passionate at all about writing. Today I’d be hard pressed to say just what I was passionate about. I started this venture of writing wanting to do nothing more than pen comic screenplays. Simply put, I just wanted to make people laugh. Breaking into that line of work requires an association read more…

I’ve been busy this week writing about school marms of the old west. My publisher has asked me to bring the book in before the original deadline so I’ve been feverishly trying to comply. I want to focus all my energy on the posse book. I love the story and the memory of the four read more…

I had the distinct pleasure of being a part of the Lone Pine Film Festival this weekend. I was able to speak with several Western film legends and visit a part of California I’d never seen. The volunteers working with the festival were kind and generous. The ladies who hosted the Friday night meals were read more…

In my opinion people who write quality music are the most talented writers around. To set thoughtful lyrics to a provoking melody is admirable. Whenever I hear a tune like that I am in awe of the creativity behind it. Music is a universal language and can mean many different things to different people. Nothing read more…

The book signing at Barnes and Noble this past Saturday was wonderful! I met some very talented writers and particular enjoyed the conversation I had with Michael Troyan the author of the biography about actress Greer Garson. We’ve decided to collaborate on a book about the cowgirls of Old West films. I’m off to the read more…