I grew up in the country. We ranched, worked hard and did virtually everything ourselves. That kind of upbringing instills resourcefulness, efficiency, determination and persistence. Yes, my inner strength falters sometimes, but always rallies.
Creativity has a way of procreating. I listen to quality music and read as much good literature as I can. I also enjoy long moments of quiet time in the woods or on the back of a horse. This combination leads to inspired creativity for me. Almost ever

July 2008
In This Issue:
Western Books & Movies
- Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War
- Brides of the West (Fiction)
- Black Rock Cañon
- Burn English (Fiction)
- Virgin River (Fiction)
- Bud Ballew: Legendary Oklahoma Lawman (Nonfiction)
- A Few Good Horses (Nonfiction)
- Life of a Soldier on the Western Frontier (Nonfiction)
- Arc of the Medicine Line (Nonfiction)
- Inventing the Fiesta City (Nonfiction)
- Stricken Field: The Little bighorn Since 1876 (Nonfiction)
- Pat Green’s Dance Halls & Dreamers (Nonfiction)
- Close-Ups on the Outcasts
More In This Issue
- Recreating Indian-Inspired Adobes
- Modern Cowboys
- Big Bend Mystery Under the Sands
- The Kings of the Beaumont
- The Emperor’s Old Guns
- Run Out of Town On a Rail
- Horse Trading for a Better Guthrie
- Preservation: Let the Water Flow
- Mike Blakely
- Cattle Track Creations
- Speaking Horse
- NRA’s Cowboy Celebration
- Dodge City’s All-Stars
- Charlie Russell’s Newest Painting
- Diabetes in the Old West
- Forting Up On the Apache Trail
- Columbia, California
- Golly, What a Gully!
- I Will Kidnap No More Forever
- Trophy Hunting in Yellowstone
- Great Secrets of Our National Parks