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Gentleman of Letters

Preston Lewis Author Posted on April 8, 2017 by prestonlewisauthorApril 8, 2017

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 West Texas from the West Texas Historical Association. It is always an honor to see … Continue reading →

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Old-Timer

Preston Lewis Author Posted on March 27, 2017 by prestonlewisauthorMarch 27, 2017

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 unexpected pleasure when I got a review copy of Rounded Up in Glory:  Frank Reaugh, … Continue reading →

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Ideas Aplenty

Preston Lewis Author Posted on March 15, 2017 by prestonlewisauthorMarch 15, 2017

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 where I came up with all that stuff, though “stuff” was not her exact phraseology. … Continue reading →

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O.K. Song

Preston Lewis Author Posted on February 16, 2017 by prestonlewisauthorFebruary 16, 2017

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 Midland, Texas, when I was a kid.  It was a wonderful movie that holds up … Continue reading →

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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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