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Picture Books
As a writer, I am always fascinated by the differences in techniques for various forms of entertainment media. Over my career I’ve written numerous articles,
Gentleman of Letters
I am proud to report that my western caper The Fleecing of Fort Griffin has received the Elmer Kelton Award for best creative work on
Old-Timer
You know you are getting old when you read a history book and realize you knew nine of the people mentioned. Encountering those names was an
Ideas Aplenty
Probably the most frequent question I have gotten as a published author is this: Where do you get your ideas? My wife once asked me
O.K. Song
Over the weekend I had occasion to re-watch Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, the 1957 movie that I first saw at the Yucca Theater in
Billy the Kidder
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
Killing Custer
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
The Times It Never Rained
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
Lottie’s Luck
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