I have had a work in progress for over a year now. Which is to say I've been preparing to...
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“Nuggets of Truth” wins the Merrill J. Mattes Award for Excellence in Writing
August 5, 2024
In 2023, the Overland Journal published a two-part article of mine titled "Pony Express: Nuggets of Truth." The Overland Journal...
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“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis
February 28, 2024
Larry Lew performed "Uncle Sam's Backbone," an excerpt from my book On the Pony Express Trail on Saturday, February 10,...
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Pony Express Reading at Stories on Stage
February 2, 2024
Stories on Stage Davis will feature a reading from On the Pony Express Trail. The reading will take place Saturday,...
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Video—Writing the West
January 9, 2024
Writing the West is a video series that features Robert Clark, Editor of the Overland Journal, in conversation with authors...
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Nuggets of Truth
October 8, 2023
I recently published an article in the Overland Journal. The article is in two parts and appears in the journal's...
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OCTA Convention Presentation
September 1, 2023
In August 2023 I spoke at the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) annual convention in Gering, Nebraska. The title of my...
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The Pony Express in Wyoming
June 22, 2023
The Wyoming Historical Society has just published an article I wrote on the Pony Express in Wyoming. So great to...
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Publication Day!
June 12, 2023
On the Pony Express Trail is here! The book published June 1, 2023. And as exciting as it was to...
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Bikepacking the Pony Express Video Series
April 25, 2023
I’ve produced a series of videos for the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) about my 2021 Pony Express ride. There are...
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TwoDot Books Is Publishing My Pony Express Bikepacking Narrative
November 30, 2021
I'm happy to announce that TwoDot Books will be publishing my travel narrative about my summer 2021 Bikepacking trip on...
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One Year Later
April 12, 2021
It is just under a year since my last blog entry here. Not because I have been inactive. More because...
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Winters Meditation
April 18, 2020
Ride from Davis, CA along the Willow Canal (from Road 95 west) to the Winters Putah Creek Nature Park on...
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Rainy Day Ride
March 25, 2020
I went for a ride with my friend Rick today. Because we are all social distancing, we took separate cars...
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Gravel Sights
March 7, 2020
Just a few shots I've taken while riding around the area. Despite the signs, it seems there are a lot...
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Gravel Ride
March 3, 2020
I took a break from writing today to go on a short ride. This is a big deal. Not that...
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Ditch Thoughts
February 15, 2020
For some number of years now, I have made the local Peet's my go-to place for writing. At points along...
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Thoughts on Letter Writing
February 6, 2020
So I've written a couple of letters now (sticking with the one-a-day thing), and I have a couple of observations....
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Learning to Handwrite
February 2, 2020
I have been training myself to handwrite over the past few years. It's a lot harder than I ever would...
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