Idaho Madams

Idaho Madams

I didn’t mean for my popular history book, Idaho Madams, to come out so close to my historical novel, Beautiful Ghost. But that is what happened. I am excited about Beautiful Ghost, and I’m excited about Idaho Madams. I love the cover. I love the covers of...
The Sand Castle by K.S. Hollenbeck

The Sand Castle by K.S. Hollenbeck

The Sand Castle by K.S. Hollenbeck K.S. Hollenbeck has written a remarkable account of a woman in a man’s prison. In 1886 Flossie “The Flame” Abbot prefers Gila Territorial to life beyond the prison walls. Once a grand beauty and celebrated performer, Flossie now...
The Good Heart of Butte

The Good Heart of Butte

In January of 2020, just before the coronavirus swept the nation, the Belgrade, MT Chapter of PEO International invited me to do a presentation about my novel, Copper Sky, and the history of Butte, Montana. The fundraiser, Books and Bites, supports educational...
Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho

Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho

Molly B’Damn in Murray, Idaho On a fall trip from Polson, Montana to Walla Walla, Washington for a Women Writing the West conference, I stopped by Wallace, Idaho, one of Idaho’s famous mining towns. It is also one of the West’s most famous Red Light Districts. I was...
Courage and the West Revisted

Courage and the West Revisted

Since it is the end of the year, the time of year that people often share gifts as demonstrations of love and caring, I’m posting this piece that I first wrote for Don Jimmy Reviews. Books make great gifts. They transport people to other times and places,...

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