It’s been a wonderful morning. Here are a sample of the emails I received overnight. I’ve contacted the police. Seems most originated from Greensboro, North Carolina. Harold Radisson Haroldraddison@isuhl.com Chris Enss? More like Chris STUPID FUCKING COW lovelylady@fireandbrimestone.com be seeing you soon satan go to hell. defending your brother means you are just as disgusting read more…

The following is the opening from the book that comes out next year. I’m not quite sure what title the publisher will give the tome. This has been the most difficult writing assignment I’ve ever taken on. “He bled. The dirty socks filled with D-size batteries found the inmates’ head and the blow cut a read more…

I returned home to find a nice surprise waiting on my doorstep?advanced copies of The Many Loves of Buffalo Bill; The True Story of Life on the Wild West Show. Of all the books I’ve been privileged to work on, this one turned out the best. The cover, the typesetting, even the paper feels like read more…

It’s difficult to write about a subject that has so much information to pour over. George and Elizabeth Custer’s lives have been well covered in many publications, but in the book I’m working on I’m focusing on Elizabeth’s devotion to her husband. Today I’ve been reviewing George’s journal and all he had to share with read more…

It’s not been a great decade. The struggles and strains have manifested themselves in ways I never imagined. Perhaps I would feel better about life if I got a neck-lift My neck is showing a lot of age and I can’t keep wear turtlenecks in August – it just looks silly. I was doing a read more…

Thought I’d share a review the book A Beautiful Mine received. Thank you Midwest Book review. “By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) – See all my reviews There’s gold in them thar hills, and the women came to get it out! Chris Enss presents some of the finest snapshots of women prospectors of the read more…

The Bookseller in downtown Grass Valley graciously hosted the launch of the children’s book this weekend. It went well. Melissa and Jeff Galpin were with me – they are the illustrators of the book. During the event I was reminded of just how lost I’ve been this year. I’ve been in a depressed fog for read more…

I received this email yesterday and thought I’d post it on the site. It’s been one of the hardest years of my life, but little bits of encouragement like this help me keep going. Sent: Fri, Dec 11, 2009 7:27 am Subject: Your book inspired a song! Greetings from Arizona! Just wanted to let you read more…

It’s been a banner year. It’s been a banner decade. In between my writing assignments I’ve been visiting with my brother who is in federal prison and struggling with his health. He was beaten and raped and the result of that violent act have changed everything. It’s hard to watch someone you love die and read more…

The men in Custer’s Seventh Cavalry drank when they left on a campaign and when they returned. They drank to celebrate a birthday, a promotion, when they were depressed, and when they were bored. In short, the soldier’s drank a lot. According to Elizabeth Custer, trying to keep his troops sober was a major problem read more…