In every good western, whether it’s a book or a film, the bad guy more often than not get’s what’s coming to him in the end. That’s what makes westerns so attractive to me and hundreds of thousands of others. There’s something satisfying about a bully getting humiliated, a thief getting tossed in jail and read more…

Ask any little girl what she wants to be when she grows up. Chances are she won’t say president or astronaut. Chances are she’ll say “Supermodel.” What does it say about our culture when Einstein’s original draft of the theory of relativity fetches less at auction than what a flat-line electroencephalograph Giacometti statue gets to read more…

I live vicariously through the tales of the men and women of the Old West. From the research I’ve done many of the families that came over the plains cared deeply about one another and would sacrifice anything for the happiness of their loved ones. And then there’s the family I was born into. Whether read more…

When news hit the airwaves about my late brother back in 2005, the reporters got everything wrong. They weren’t interested in making corrections either. Bad reporters have been around for centuries. There are very few Woodward and Bernstein style journalists. Newspapers and television news report rumors, facts are not important. Some of the worst reporters read more…

A well known western figure I’ve long since wanted to write about was Geronimo. Growing up at Fort Huachuca I heard a lot about Geronimo and always admired him for so enthusiastically fighting back against the bad guys. He fought with a woman warrior I wrote about in the book She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. read more…

The following story is a Cherokee Indian tale about fair play and takes place in the Blue Ridge country of what is now western North Carolina. Playing by the rules a big part of “how to play the game,” both on and off the field. I wanted to include this tale today in honor of read more…

All the Tombstone luminaries were dwarfed by the presence of the Earp family. Less than two years after their arrival to the town referred to as “too tough to die,” Virgil Earp was ambushed by the cowboys and was left crippled for life. The same cowardly group that shot Virgil then shot Morgan. At 10:50 read more…

For more information: Laurie Kenney 203/458-4555 laurie.kenney@globepequot.com SAM SIXKILLER: Cherokee Frontier Lawman A riveting biography of a little-known Native-American who shaped history—and a story complete with shootouts, romance, intrigue, and a little politics. Sam Sixkiller was one of the most accomplished lawmen in 1880s Oklahoma Territory, and, in many ways, he was a typical law-enforcement read more…

I’m been working on a couple of western books this morning and humming a Stephen Foster tune. Many people don’t know who Foster was and I thought I’d make him the subject of the journal entry today. He was no great composer, but Stephen Foster had a way with sentimental words and catchy melodies that read more…

Seven years ago my brother phoned pleading for help. He had been beaten and suffered numerous other abuses to vile to mention or allow myself to think on again. He was crying and I was devastated. I promised I would do everything I could to save him. I promised. I did try everything but I read more…