The world is full of cowards. Now of days they hide behind Facebook accounts. Advanced technology enables owners of various sites to see who visit and it shows what they are looking for. For example cowards working at a hospital in Liberty, Missouri or going to school near Branson, Missouri can be seen snooping around read more…

1879 – Cowboy John Dean got to whooping it up in Caldwell, Kansas and when he went to drunkenly waving his pistol around the law was called in.  Marshal George Flatt and Deputy Red Bill Jones attempted to arrest Dean as he was riding out of town.  They both pursued him on foot firing as read more…

The final revisions for the Sixkiller book has been sent to the editor and the second chapter of the book about outlaw women of the Old West is complete. I’m a little less behind than I was but still running to catch up. On Monday I’ll start working on the changes for the second edition read more…

Had it not been for the time I was blessed to spend researching the life and career of Roy Rogers my association with the name “Roy” would not be good. I was married to a “Roy” once. I thought he loved me. I’ve gotten that wrong more than once. Anyway, Roy Rogers was an extraordinary read more…

1870 – Hardscrabble rancher Andy McConnell caught his neighbor, John Shea, trespassing on his property near Abilene, Kansas.  Words were spoken and Shea pulled his pistol and fired twice at McConnell.  As he was thumbing back the hammer for a third try McConnell calmly shouldered his rifle and shot Shea through the heart.  McConnell turned read more…

After traveling for weeks to promote books and research future books, I arrived home with laryngitis and a firm grasp of how to handle myself in the emergency exit row of any airplane. I’ve been going so much and spending so much time in various airports that I when I got off the plane in read more…

A wide variety of distribution companies, authors and press services attended the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association convention this weekend. Numerous book store owners, librarians, and book buyers for museums and special interest gift shops were on hand to learn about the new books being released and to stock up on material they know will sell read more…

In the course of rewriting the Sam Sixkiller book I’ve neglected a host of things. Sleep, meals, answering the phone, answering the door, checking the mail… I continue to shower, although the big Texas hair has been shoved into a Dodge City baseball hat today and I am wearing my favorite perfume. What? Lancome Miracle read more…

It is said that “change is inevitable – except from a vending machine.” Often times I think I’m just as stubborn with change as a vending machine. The website has been changed but the sentiment in the daily journal will remain the same. I miss my brother and will probably always write about that. He read more…

I traveled to Los Angeles yesterday to meet with director Walter Hill about writing the screenplay based on the book Thunder Over the Prairie. Mr. Hill is currently editing the latest film he directed starring Sylvester Stallone. The film will be released in April but the talented writer/director believes he can get the script written read more…