Me, Doc and Val
The Kindle edition of Lottie’s Luck, the first fiction project from our Bariso Press, is now available for pre-order for $4.99 on Amazon. Both trade paperback and hardback editions will be available on the July 15th release date. This is a revised edition of a book published by Eaken Press in 1989 under the title […]
Win, Place and Show
The release date for my next book, Betting on Horses: Racing as an Economic Development Tool in Frontier West Texas, 1886-1896, has been set for March 21 from Bariso Press. This book is different from my previous ones, a nonfiction historical account of a little-known aspect of horse racing on the frontier. As a popular […]
Call of the Wilde
Call of the Wilde, the eighth volume in my comic western series based on the memoirs of H.H. Lomax, is scheduled for release by Wolfpack Publishing on March 21. In this adventure, the hard-luck Lomax comes face to face with Oscar Wilde, the oddest character he’s ever encountered in his travels out west. In this […]
Three Rivers Trilogy
Today marked the release of Rio Hondo, the third book in my Three Rivers Trilogy on the Lincoln County War. Published by Five Star—Cengage/Gale, Rio Hondo follows the story of Billy the Kid in the aftermath of the feud that turned southeastern New Mexico Territory into a tinderbox between 1878 and 1881. Billy the Kid […]
How the West Was Fun!
Wednesday is the release date for Outlaw West of the Pecos, the seventh book in my comic western series “The Memoirs of H.H. Lomax.” The three previous volumes in the series have received Will Rogers Medallion Awards, two gold and one silver, for written western humor. In this volume Lomax must match wits against famed […]
Outlaw West of the Pecos
One of the things about being an author that never gets old is seeing an artist’s cover representation of your work. I just received the cover for Outlaw West of the Pecos, the seventh novel in my comic western series the Memoirs of H.H. Lomax. Thanks to Wolfpack Publishing and designer Martin Baines for the […]
Old West Hiss-tory
I am pleased to announce the publication of Cat Tales of the Old West: Poems, Puns and Perspectives on Frontier Felines.” the debut book of Bariso Press. This is a different type of project for me as it is a nonfiction work that looks at how cats were covered in 19th century newspapers west of […]
Gold & Silver Strike
We just returned from Fort Worth and the Will Rogers Medallion Award ceremony where I was honored with gold and silver medallions for written western humor. It is especially gratifying to win the humor honors in a competition named for Will Rogers, one of America’s greatest humorists and one whose clean-cut humor and observations are […]
Rio Bonito Cover Reveal
I am pleased to reveal the cover of Rio Bonito, Book Two in my Three Rivers Trilogy on the Lincoln County War. Rio Bonito is scheduled for release this August by Five Star, which has designed another striking cover reminiscent of the pulp art during the heyday of the western novel. Rio Bonito is the […]
Texas Institute of Letters
I am honored to announce I have been elected to membership in the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. The distinguished literary society was established during the state’s 1936 Centennial to celebrate Texas literature and to recognize distinctive literary achievement. I am one of 14 being inducted in the class of 2021. To be added to […]