It had been thirty three years. It was time to come home
One of my most cherished boyhood memories was turning the switch on our big old console radio, and then running around to the back where I could peer through the perforations of the rear cover as the tube filaments lit up one by one, like tiny...
Conn O'Grady thought he was prepared for anything...until he met Emma Jones.
We all know there's a gun crisis in America, right? Well, no, there really isn't.
Sometimes, a soul calls out for vengeance and someone must atone.
A small town in early Wyoming is plagued by a petty thief, but all is not as it seems.
A very short response to Jodah's (John Hanson) flash fiction challenge about a street full of shoes.
Billy knew that his friend Noble, an escaped slave, was a big man, but he did not realize just how big the man really was.
The men who rode into a sleepy Arizona town were not what they seemed, but neither was the sheriff
One day, Higginsville was there, and the next day, no trace remained. But why?
This is in response to Cam's (Chris Mills) Flash fiction challenge involving a cane and a coffee shop.
A stranger comes to Centerville, packing his friend's body on a horse. He claims the gunshot that killed him was accidental and self inflicted, but Sheriff Hiram Watters senses something amiss.
The old man wants one more large reward before he retires.
Ollie Randall feels the need to prove he's no Mama's boy, with the inevitable results.
She was scared, injured, sick, and starving when the kindness of a stranger turned her life around forever.
A lonely Alaskan prospector meets a mysterious wolf in the wild.
A young woman caught in a winter storm must trust a total stranger.
The story of a Christmas reunion one family will never forget.
I’ve been asked several times to publish a Hub on how to write a short story, but since I’m simply not qualified to teach writers, all I can do is tell you how I go about it: 1) I study the authors I admire and enjoy reading, from the classics...
Could two teens save their homestead from a greedy rancher?
The dark, rainy Halloween that I'll never forget.
All he wanted was to be left alone in his remote cabin, but a rider leading a lame horse changed his world forever.
Millie Ferguson waited for Kirby Willis to come back from the Civil War, but when he did, it was with his new bride.
With little to go on, the town marshal is convinced that the bank is being robbed, so he organizes a violent response. But is he right?
Everystockphoto (Note: The following is a sequel to Gimpy Wilson) “Gimpy? A word, if you please.” Gimpy Wilson sighed and rose from his warm seat by the wood stove. After the bloody shootout at the County Bank, the Washoe...
A young boy fears an old woman, and to avoid her, he makes a rash decision on the way home from school.
Charlotte lost her father when she was eleven, and now she is about to lose her mother.
A true story of life, death, life again, and angels
His son is lost under tons of dirt, so a father needs a miracle.
Forty years later, their search for each other is finally over.
A terrifying cry in the night brings armed men to a South Carolina swamp in the early 1950's.
He was big and mean looking, but Jonathon's rifle was in the wagon and out of reach.
A collection of Christmas short stories spanning three years.
She knows he will be there, but will he remember her? She will be crushed if he does not! But she must know, so she presses on. It's all she can do.
An elderly widow tries to survive a winter storm alone and without power, while a mysterious ringing sound is coming from somewhere in her lonely farmhouse.
Abandoned in the Sonoran Desert with no horse and no water, Abigail Thurston has one chance to live, but she must first place her life in the hands of a stranger.
Annie Winslow is alone atop the lonely Mogollon Rim in 1800's Arizona Territory.
A cold-blooded killer kidnaps a baby and disappears.
An Indian woman is murdered, and her husband vows revenge. But his best friend, a sheriff, is determined to stop him.
An Indian woman is murdered, and her husband vows revenge. But his best friend, a sheriff, is determined to stop him.
A short poem for those who love to fly.
His father made his son, thirteen year old Danny, man of the house when he left for World War Two as a fighter pilot. While he was gone, Danny built a crystal radio with a little something extra.
His father made his son, thirteen year old Danny, man of the house when he left for World War Two as a fighter pilot. While he was gone, Danny built a crystal radio with a little something extra.
A bleak "New America" sends one man on a desperate run for his life.
His father made his son, thirteen year old Danny, man of the house when he left for World War Two as a fighter pilot. While he was gone, Danny built a crystal radio with a little something extra.
All is not as it seems.
A lonely child wants a pet, but her stern grandfather won't allow it.
A three year old child lost in the desert has little hope...unless a man changes his plans.
A faint scent can revive a distant memory, and Mark has caught the scent of his long-lost love.
The ranch was supposed to be inherited by the boy he raised as his own, but a distant relative has claimed the ranch.
Bob Grace was a renowned teller of tall tales, but will a judge now believe him in a murder trial?
A young man sees to the burial of a dead rancher, with unexpected results.
One man is already dead, but the lure of gold and riches tempts another man to take a great risk.
A deputy sheriff leading a double life must choose between helping two young girls or a life of riches.
The only law in Scarlet is a bloodthirsty postmaster, with predictable results.
An American Neo-Nazi tours Auschwitz, and finds far more than he bargained for.
A battered woman's fate is in the hands of a circuit judge.
Ruby Jackson falls in love with a youthful stranger on a lonely farm in New Mexico Territory.
He raised an orphan as his own son, all the while keeping a dark secret from him.
A man with the reputation of a killer finds a small girl, all alone in the 1880's Arizona desert.
Four year old Millie Folsom disappears from a pioneer South Dakota farm, and the desperate search is hampered by a raging blizzard.
A lifetime of memories, accumulated at the family cabin by the lake.
She set her trap, and finally caught him, but then found herself trapped in an unwanted marriage.
A man from the government uses his authority to inspect a ranch, with predictable results.
Janet Dodd retires to a bungalow in the woods to recuperate, only to begin seeing people who are not there!
A desperate woman foolishly finds herself trapped, far out in the Arizona desert, without water, and out of cell phone range.
The Constitution does not belong to the courts, or government. It belongs to us: We the People!
A tiny woman marries a giant blacksmith, and soon, the long nightmare begins!
Have you ever watched your loved ones sleep, while you silently stood guard? What father and husband has not?
A love triangle develops after a young man rescues another man in the high Rockies, and then learns about a stranded woman in a lonely cabin.
A love triangle develops after a young man rescues another man in the high Rockies, and then learns about a stranded woman in a lonely cabin.
A love triangle develops after a young man rescues another man in the high Rockies, and then learns about a stranded woman in a lonely cabin.
A love triangle develops after a young man rescues another man in the high Rockies, and then learns about a stranded woman in a lonely cabin.
A love triangle develops after a young man rescues another man in the high Rockies, and then learns about a stranded woman in a lonely cabin.
A Saint Louis dandy proposes a duel with the western gunslinger who murdered his brother, and a crusty old federal marshal is chosen to act as a witness.
Robbed and abandoned with nothing but his socks, a young man attempts to survive in the 1870's Arizona desert. He is unexpectedly aided by mysterious beings.
Country music lyrics - Daddy Got High Every Day
An irritable old jailer deals with a small town crime his own way, with predictable results.
Illicit drugs kill a young girl with a heart condition, initiating a chain of events that test the bonds of friendship.
A jilted man returns to the small town where his bride left him at the altar.
A desperate boy tries to find a way to protect his widowed mother from a vicious and unwelcome guest on a remote farm.
A mail order bride surprises her intended husband in more ways than one.
An lazy man's way to make two delicious loves of potato-French bread, using a sturdy stand mixer equipped with a dough hook.
A World War Two, P-51 fighter pilot escorts B-24 Liberator bombers all the way to Berlin, on his last flight before returning to the states.
A gunfighter discovers that a small western town can be far too tough to handle.
Police officers investigating the lonely death of a homeless man discover a secret.
A moment's sexual pleasure harms no one...right?
A deputy sheriff attempting to arrest a con-man in the Sonoran Desert, suddenly finds himself at the mercy of his target!
A small man proves to be a very big man indeed, when the chips are down.
A married man suspects that his lovely mistress may not be made of sugar and spice after all.
Two men vie for the attentions of the lovely daughter of a rancher, with deadly results.
The young son of a rancher betrays his own family.
A grizzled old desert prospector discovers the body of a small girl, and vows to avenge her death.
A Valentine poem to my Valentine!
A poem dealing with teenage heartbreak and a fifty year reunion.
A poem dedicated to my beloved Sonoran Desert.
Rob Kirby's promise to his dying friend leads to a deadly confrontation, and a beautiful woman.
Early western travelers prepare for a dawn raid on their camp, but all is not as it seems.
A short pleasure flight suddenly becomes a matter of life and death.
A random trail choice leads Dave Kingston to a young woman with a beautiful face and a bad disposition.
Knowing how the process works makes anyone an expert on using a gold pan!
The deadly accuracy of the Kentucky rifle in the hands of American woodsmen was very instrumental in the Revolutionary War victory.
An Arizona sheriff tracks down a cold-blooded killer, and in the process, learns about himself.
A young man with a rifle stops a stage robbery, but all is not as it seems.
An old box purchased at an estate sale proves to have a previously unknown account of the Gunfight at the OK Corral.
John Mackam may have been the big man in the territory, but he made a fatal mistake when he gunned down the father of Sam Coburn.
A big, homely rancher comes to the aid of a petite, lovely waitress, and all hell breaks loose.
The K-Bar is rocked by a cold-blooded murder, and Charlie Woods is on the killer's trail.
A cheating card sharp makes the wager of a lifetime.
A fifteen year old boy makes a lonely and epic journey to the Arizona Territory in search of three, cold-blooded killers. Along the way, he befriends a mysterious gambler who teaches him the ways of hard men and guns.
A new bride from Baltimore badly misjudges her western husband.
A young man hires on as a cook on a cattle drive, but soon takes on the biggest challenge of his life.