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Billy the Kidder

Preston Lewis Author Posted on December 31, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorDecember 31, 2016

Some 135 years after his demise, Billy the Kid has made me a published poet, proving once again the long reach of the buck-toothed New Mexico outlaw.  My trail to writing poetry began in October 2015 with a National Geographic documentary … Continue reading →

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Killing Custer

Preston Lewis Author Posted on November 16, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorNovember 16, 2016

I have just sent to my publisher, Wild Horse Press, the manuscript for the fourth book in The Memoirs of H.H. Lomax series.  This book explores Custer and the Little Bighorn with Lomax right in the middle of things.  In … Continue reading →

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The Times It Never Rained

Preston Lewis Author Posted on October 4, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorNovember 16, 2016

I have a long history with True West so it is always nice to get a byline in the magazine.   The October issue carries my story “The Deadliest Enemy” on how Texas ranchers survived the two major droughts of the … Continue reading →

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Lottie’s Luck

Preston Lewis Author Posted on September 24, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorSeptember 24, 2016

Since June I’ve been researching and writing a screenplay based on one of my early books, The Lady and Doc Holliday.  The timing has been good because Lady is returning to print with a superb cover, unlike the original.  I … Continue reading →

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Western Sting

Preston Lewis Author Posted on September 9, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorSeptember 9, 2016

My latest comic western The Fleecing of Fort Griffin is now available in trade paperback and e-book formats through online retailers. Set in 1878 on the West Texas frontier, the novel begins when Baron Jerome Manchester Paget arrives in Fort … Continue reading →

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Tie-In Writer

Preston Lewis Author Posted on August 23, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorAugust 23, 2016

It seems I was a wanted man for almost two decades, and I didn’t even know it.  Besides that, in the end I wound up outing myself and getting fingered for writing three books.  As a result, I am now … Continue reading →

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Holliday Road

Preston Lewis Author Posted on July 25, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorJuly 25, 2016

Of all the Old West characters I have encountered in my readings over the years, Billy the Kid and Doc Holliday remain my two favorite, so I was excited to learn that Karen Holliday Tanner, the closest living relative to … Continue reading →

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A Fan with Connections

Preston Lewis Author Posted on July 12, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorJuly 12, 2016

Over the years I have learned that being an author has its flattering moments, none more so for me than at my first Wild West History Association (WWHA) meeting this month in Oklahoma City.  We went at the encouragement of … Continue reading →

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A Fickle Mistress

Preston Lewis Author Posted on June 5, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorJune 5, 2016

History can be a fickle mistress, especially when you learn it wasn’t so!  Years ago, I fell in love with the photograph and story of Lottie Deno, a mysterious yet virtuous female gambler who maintained her purity as she traveled … Continue reading →

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History on the House

Preston Lewis Author Posted on May 3, 2016 by prestonlewisauthorMay 3, 2016

We spent this past weekend attending the Lone Star History Conference at the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco.  I’ve attended a lot of history programs over the years but this would rank at the top in … Continue reading →

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