The Cowboy and Miss Austen

One of my favorite short stories has found a home* (click here to read it). It is the tale of a young cowboy, looking for love and discovering Jane Austen’s novels along the way. Those of you who know me will understand why this story in particular is close to my heart, and I want to thank the editor, Jessica, for selecting it. So now all of my stories have been published–a strange milestone and certainly a reminder that I need to get busy writing. In the meantime, I have a pile of books to finish and the change of seasons to enjoy. Happy fall (and reading), everyone!

*It was accepted for publication by a small press in 2021 but that publisher has evidently folded.

Hook ‘Em: 30 great opening lines

The Daily Telegraph’s list of great first lines… Did your favorite book make it?

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (1813)