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Book Review: The Cowboy and the Cossack

I just finished reading the best book I have read in a long time, maybe one of the best I’ve ever read. Clair Huffaker is the author of the 1973 novel “The Cowboy and the Cossack.” The novel has all the makings of a traditional Western. It takes place in the 1880s, there are 15 [...]

Quite the Compliment

I was recently at a blues club, getting ready to listen to some great music. We had a few people in our group, and shortly before the band came on, a friend of friend walked up to me, introduced himself and shared that he had read “Coyote Courage.” He went on to say that he [...]

Why Write?

Yesterday was a pretty regular Monday in my life. Worked during the day, spent some time in the morning and the evening working on my hobbies (mostly writing and RVing), and had some friends over for our monthly discussion about the Civil War. A pretty good day, especially for a Monday. But, and not once, [...]

“Coyote Creek” is Available Now!

I’m thrilled to be able to announce that “Coyote Creek” is now available! The first book in the Brock Clemons Western series is “Coyote Courage”, which was my first fiction novel. I found it much more difficult—and enjoyable—to write than my nonfiction books. I had no idea how it would be received, but it seems [...]

Coyotes

My son recently shot a coyote with a BB gun. When he suggested it, I agreed that it was a good (sad, but necessary) idea and so he did it. We live in an old horse neighborhood — no streetlights, no sidewalks — and we back up to a creek and an arroyo. In the [...]

T. Michael Moseley and my Bookstore Find

Michael Moseley was a general in the United States Air Force. He was also, at one point in his career, the vice chief of staff and was headquartered in Washington D.C. I know this because I found his business card in a hardback copy of Jeff Shaara’s World War I novel, “To The Last Man.” [...]

The Afternoon I Met Sam Elliot

My wife, Randi, and I try to have two to three television programs at any one time that we record and watch at our leisure. It eliminates commercials (as someone who owns an ad agency, I see the irony) and keeps our television viewing (not counting Packer games) to two to three hours per week. [...]

New Hire

We hired a new creative director at Mustang Marketing this week. Now, new hires are often treated the same way as the early days of a pregnancy — keep it a secret until you know everything is OK. Don’t send a press release for at least 90 days, be cautious as you introduce this person [...]

Prologue – Part Two

Yesterday, I posted the first half of the prologue from my Western novel, “Coyote Courage.” Today, I’m sharing the second half. Again, your feedback is very much welcome. Prologue – Part Two With the help of the moon, I can make out Wolf sitting in the cave entrance, which explains the low growl, though I [...]

Every Story Starts Somewhere…

Yesterday, my blog post was about a Western novel I’ve been working on, “Coyote Courage.” I thought I would share the prologue. This is the first half, and the second half will be published tomorrow. Your feedback is very much welcome. Prologue – Part One I wake up to a low growl and a loud [...]