A few weeks ago a dear friend of mine my high school reminded me of a Biblical truth. I’ve thought about it a lot since she shared it with me. In a story told in I Kings 20: 4-8. We see how God wins our battles and how the devil tries to defeat us in read more…

1879 – the Civil War is over, and the resulting economic explosion spurs the great migration west. Farmers, ranchers, prospectors, killers, and thieves seek their fortune. Cattle growers turn cow towns into armed camps, with murder rates higher than than those of modern day New York or Los Angeles. Out of this chaos comes legendary read more…

After more than a year waiting to hear back on a book proposal submitted to FarCountry Press I finally got a call about the work. Bedside Book of Bad Girls: Outlaw Women of the Midwest will be released in mid-2012. I’m excited about this title and the women I can begin investigating. One of the read more…

For a number of years I’ve been working on a book about my brother. The release date of The Plea has been pushed back a few times. Rick’s story is going to end in a very tragic and dramatic way and I’m waiting to write the last chapter. I’ve noticed several curious visitors to my read more…

Home again and back to work. I’m dividing my day between revising and adding to the book Outlaw Tales of California, revising and adding to the book Hearts West: Mail Order Brides on the Frontier, writing Chapter 2 of the Sam Sixkiller story, and planning the launch for the Elizabeth Custer book due to be read more…

In doing the research for the book about Cherokee lawman Sam Sixkiller I’ve come across a lot of information about Cherokee outlaw Ned Christie. Christie was a blacksmith who lived near Tahlequah, Oklahoma in the 1880s and 90s. He sold guns, stole horses, and ran whiskey. In 1885 Christie drove away a lawman who attempted read more…

Guns are part of this country’s DNA, they’re inextricably woven into the fiber of our psyche. The gunplay in most every western I’ve ever seen is something to behold. From Shane to the Quick and the Dead, everyone in the movies know how to handle a weapon. And they sound good doing it too. Some read more…

The John Wayne collector’s edition of American Cowboy magazine was released this past week. It’s a wonderful tribute to the legend. One of the articles I wrote about Wayne’s younger years appears in the periodical as well as a half page ad for the book The Young Duke. I’ve been a fan of John Wayne read more…