Echoes From the Campfire

Losing the traditional ways would not seem so sad to the young because they did not know them as the older ones did. The loss would not scar their souls so deeply.”                     –Elmer Kelton  (The Far Canyon)        “Therefore, brethren, stand fast and…

The Saga of Miles Forrest

 I felt sorry that Luciana and her children had to be in court to testify.  I knew Judge Klaser would make things easy for them, but Henricks had hired a weasel-eyed, spindling shyster of a lawyer, Milton Fordham.  For once I was there to testify and not be the arresting officer.  Sheriff Gold was back…

Echoes From the Campfire

We will ride far lands where the only companions are wind and rain and sun.”                     –Louis L’Amour  (The Man From the Broken Hills)        “The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it arose.”    …

Coffee Percs

There’s something about the sound of running water, the crackle and smell and smoke of a fire, the spatter and sizzle of bacon washed down with good coffee, alone on the trail. It cleanses the soul, clears the thoughts, makes room for new hope.”                      –J.…