An excerpt from Mark Lee Gardner’s “The Earth is All That Lasts” presents a detailed description of the vision that preceded the historic battle at Little Bighorn.
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Mark Lee Gardner set about solving the “mystery” of Little Bighorn — by listening to the victors
With “The Earth Is All That Lasts,” renowned Western author M.L. Gardner sought to tell the story of the iconic battle of the Little Bighorn from the Lakota and Cheyenne perspective.
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SunLit Interview: “Luther, Wyoming” co-authors introduced often-ignored Western characters
Mario Acevedo is the author of the national bestselling Felix Gomez detective-vampire series, most recently “Steampunk Banditos: Sex Slaves of Shark Island.” His work has won an International Latino Book Award, a Colorado Book Award, and has appeared in numerous anthologies. Mario taught in the Regis University Mile High MFA program and Lighthouse Writers Workshops. Tomas Alamilla, […]
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SunLit Excerpt: In “Luther, Wyoming,” a sheriff tries to conceal his corruption
Adam Sanchez, now the sheriff (after Nelson Cook, the previous sheriff, had been murdered by bank robbers) returns to town with a patrol of U.S. Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers. They bring two of the outlaws for trial. Adam and Nelson had helped themselves to the stolen loot and to hide their theft, they’d replaced the pilfered […]
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In “Sweet Twisted Pine,” a man on a quest to find his missing sister struggles to adapt to the Old West
Lori Hodges is a professional emergency manager and freelance writer. She was born and raised in Colorado and currently lives and works in Fort Collins. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver with a master’s degree in Political Science and Public Policy and from the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s degree in […]
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Author Lori Hodges built her first novel around family genealogy — plus her dog’s bouts with a porcupine
Lori Hodges is a professional emergency manager and freelance writer. She was born and raised in Colorado and currently lives and works in Fort Collins. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver with a master’s degree in Political Science and Public Policy and from the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s degree in […]
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“Spurred West” examines the myth of the Wild West, starting with its icon, Buffalo Bill Cody
Ian Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting, including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He has also won numerous awards for his humorous writing. As a journalist, Neligh has flown […]
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Ian Neligh rode his childhood fascination with heroes and artifacts of the Old West to a year-long project
Ian Neligh has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting, including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists and first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association. He has also won numerous awards for his humorous writing. As a journalist, Neligh has flown […]
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Old West brothel worker searches for love, and a life worth living in Denver’s early days
Colorado Authors League finalist in Genre Fiction “The Beaten Territory” finds Annie Ryan running a second-rate brothel in 1890s Denver with an eye toward expansion. Annie’s fortunes at the brothel turn on her niece Pearl, a pretty young girl swept up in Denver’s underworld of jealousy, booze, and vice–until murder stalks the good-time girls and […]