“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis
Non-Fiction Pony Express Trail

“Uncle Sam’s Backbone” at Stories on Stage Davis

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
General Non-Fiction Pony Express Trail

Pony Express Reading at Stories on Stage

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
Performance Pony Express Trail

Video—Writing the West

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
Uncategorized

Nuggets of Truth

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
Performance Pony Express Trail

OCTA Convention Presentation

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
Non-Fiction Pony Express Trail

The Pony Express in Wyoming

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!
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Publication Day!

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
Performance Pony Express Trail

Bikepacking the Pony Express Video Series

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
Non-Fiction Pony Express Trail Westerns

TwoDot Books Is Publishing My Pony Express Bikepacking Narrative

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
Fiction Pony Express Trail

One Year Later

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
General

Winters Meditation

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
General Pony Express Trail

Rainy Day Ride

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
Pony Express Trail

Gravel Sights

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
Pony Express Trail

Gravel Ride

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
Novel Writing

Ditch Thoughts

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
InCoWriMo

Thoughts on Letter Writing

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
General InCoWriMo

Learning to Handwrite

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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InCoWriMo
InCoWriMo

InCoWriMo

InCoWriMo stands for International Correspondence Writing Month. The idea is to write and send a letter every day in February....
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Success and Lack of
Fiction

Success and Lack of

Here in the depth of the Davisville winter (grey mornings and sometimes full days of tule fog), I have decided to revamp my website. In doing so, I've been looking back on my desultory blog posts, and realize that in the last couple years they've mostly been just about publications and public performances of my work. It feels a little bit like braggery. I feel like I need to explain.
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“San Andreas’ Fault” to appear in Black Fork Review
Fiction

“San Andreas’ Fault” to appear in Black Fork Review

Black Fork Review has just accepted "San Andreas' Fault" for publication. Not only is that just cool in and of itself, but with this news coming just a couple weeks after littlesomethingspress accepted "Peanut Butter" for publication, it's like manna from heaven.
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