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The Mason County Hoodoo War – Part 3

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Scott Cooley, who lived for revenge on those who had a part in the murder of his foster-father, Tim Williamson, made a kind of headquarters with his violent and disreputable friends in Loyal Valley. George Gladden had a place there … Continue reading →

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Old Time General Store

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Visiting the Bergheim General Store and Post Office is a bit like going back in time to what a general mercantile over a hundred years ago. The Bergheim General Store is itself 109 years old; it stocks a a little … Continue reading →

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Mr. Cannon-Ball Was Not His Friend

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Thomas William Ward was born in Ireland of English parents in  1807, and at the age of 21 took ship and emigrated to America. He  settled in New Orleans, which by that time had passed from French to  Spanish, back … Continue reading →

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Too Hot to Hold

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

It might be a bit overused as an axiom, that civil wars are the bloodiest - or maybe it just seems that way because it seems to be so terribly personal. This is not some outsider, some foreigner, some alien stranger … Continue reading →

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The Long Hot Summer of ’60

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

 The summer of 1860 culminated a decade of increasingly bitter polarization among the citizens of the still-United States over the question of slavery, or as the common polite euphemism had it; “our peculiar institution.”  At a period within living memory … Continue reading →

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Chapter from Deep in the Heart!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

(For your enjoyment – a selected chapter from the soon-to-be-released sequel to Daughter of Texas. Advance orders for autographed copies are being taken now, through my website catalog page.) Chapter 19 – The Last of the Lone Star  In the … Continue reading →

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Magic

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

I suppose it does seem a little like magic, this storytelling thing. Explaining it even to yourself – much less to other people usually results in bafflement. Like the old joke about dissecting humor being like dissecting a frog – by … Continue reading →

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Live!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Ok, so the look-inside feature isn’t bolted on yet, but the Adelsverein Complete Trilogy has gone live at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, as of yesterday – and in Kindle and Nook editions. Now that it’s well-launched, I’m back to … Continue reading →

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A Deep-Dyed Villain

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

He really wore  a black hat, this particular villain; he was known and recognized throughout the district around Fredericksburg and the German settlements in Gillespie County – by his fine, black beaver hat. Which was not furry, as people might tend … Continue reading →

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The Gonzales Ranging Company

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

One of the challenges of writing about a frontier-era woman of fairly conventional background and 19th century limitations, and trying to keep it all exciting for a reader comes when you have to start tackling things like  war, politics, commerce, … Continue reading →

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