Updating my site proved to have been impossible this past week with work and holiday company. Over the Thanksgiving holiday a few poems were brought to my attention. I suppose they might have been a bit more tolerable had they been about some Old West subject matter, but alas, that was not the case. I read more…

Not much work got done this past week. My parents are here visiting and my attention has been elsewhere. With the exception of making corrections to the revised version of the Libbie Custer book and making all the final arrangements for the Christmas in Bethlehem project, I’ve accomplished little. Hope to spend some time today read more…

I’ve been doing a lot of research this past week in preparation for updating the book Hearts West: True Stories of Mail Order Brides. I’ve come across some truly moving correspondence between couples who believed they would never see their loved ones again. Whether a cholera outbreak had overtaken the wagon train carrying a future read more…

My parents are traveling to the prison/medical facility where my brother is located. Time is of the essence. They might be able to make this trip again. My mother was hospitalized in route. She really should still be in the hospital, but was released early because of the great need to get to Rick. The read more…

I locked myself inside my home office three days ago to begin the rewrites on the Elizabeth Custer book and have just now finished. I love writing. What I can’t stand is the paperwork. Actually, I love having written. Working out all the bugs in the bibliography is the most difficult part of the job. read more…

I’m on the trail today of some of the most notorious female outlaws in the Midwest. I’ve found a few among the ladies of easy virtue. The Rose of Cimarron, Belle Starr, Cattle Annie and Little Britches – all had their reasons for becoming unshackled outlaws, the common one being they lost their hearts to read more…

Lawman Bat Masterson always thought his brother was too kind to be a deputy. He was right. Deputy Marshall Ed Masterson preferred to try and work things out peacefully and give offenders the benefit of the doubt. His conciliatory nature led to his demise. This week in 1877, the Dodge City Deputy Marshall tried to read more…

I’ve starting the month of November making changes to the various manuscripts I’ve completed. I’ve hired the independent editing firm B K Williams from the Phoenix area and they are exceptional. I have great hope that the work I submit to my publisher will now read better. I get in a hurry when I write. read more…