Category: Everything Westerns
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Custer’s Folly
Custer disliked taking orders. He was a lieutenant colonel, riding his laurels from the Civil War, and thoroughly arrogant. Under his management, the 7th Cavalry went through periods of mass desertion and faced a court martial or two for repeated absences.
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How the West Looked
Early on, and most notably, the drive was for gold. Montana owes its existence to the discovery of gold in Alder Gulch in 1863. Miners discovered other minerals which became the primary industry of western Montana (the mountainous areas).
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That’s also why I loathe approaching gatekeepers. Why should one person decide for hundreds or thousands of others what they will and won’t read?
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Not Alone
As I emerged into adulthood, I learned that bullying doesn’t stop at high school. Bullying shifts and changes form.
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Patented Pain Preventative
‘Bet it cost a fortune,’ you say! Not at all! Today, I’m offering the first five bottles for the very reasonable price of two bits a bottle.
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Westerns: The Stories That Formed Me
So I asked Mister Palmer if mentors had to be real people. After I pleaded my case for writing about how cowboys and gunslingers inspired be to be me.
Welcome to my Wild West! 