Men’s Adventure Fiction for the Western Man

“Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it.”

— Louis L’Amour

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Do You Have What It Takes?

What is your favorite John Wayne movie? Mine is The Cowboys, potentially considered an odd choice because it is not a classic action western, and (spoilers!) the Duke dies in it. Unlike Rio Bravo or True Grit, instead of frequent gunfights its a coming of age tale where boys have to decide if they have…

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I Sold My First Short Story

I am thrilled to announce that I have sold a short story! One of my Dusty Thorngage stories titled “Snake Oil” will be appearing in a weird west anthology by Edge Weaver Books. The Dusty Thorngage stories are a blend of western and fantasy. Think “What if my D&D campaign was set in the old…

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The Day Elmer Kelton Signed More Than My Books

I didn’t plan on taking “Art and Heritage of Livestock.” I had my senior year at Texas A&M mapped out, full of electives I actually wanted. One was a fly-tying class—“Entomology for the Angler.” But the professor died, and they canceled it. My advisor shuffled me into the art course instead. It didn’t sound promising.…

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