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Hi! Winnie Griggs here. When we decided to run our favorite posts here this week, I knew exactly which one I’d chose. This story has always fascinated me from the very first time I heard it. If you saw it the first time, I hope you’ll enjoy reading it again. Oh, and read on to [...]
There are an awful lot of modern conveniences I wouldn’t want to do without. Showers come to mind. Coffee pots. Washing machines. I can’t even fathom a day in the kitchen without electricity. Most of us have heard of the Ben Franklin stove, but it wasn’t really what we think of as [...]
Quiz time! What was the leading industry in Texas at the turn of the 20th century? Oil? – No, that came later. Cattle? Cotton? The answer: Lumber. Lumber? Are you kidding? I live in Texas. There are no trees. Oh, we’ve got some scrubby little mesquite and an occasional oak, but nothing that this [...]
Before I get started with my post, I just wanted to share how excited I am to be the newest filly in the corral here at the Junction! I’ve been an active follower for several years, and I know how talented and fun this group of ladies is. I couldn’t be more pleased to find [...]
When I started writing HONEYMOON WITH THE RANCHER, I figured that a special kind of cowboy – an Argentine Gaucho – rode a special kind of horse. Turns out I was right, and today I’m going to introduce you to the Criollo. This native horse of Argentina descends from the horses of the Iberian conquest. [...]
Have you ever given a surprise party? Have you been the guest of honor at one? Several months ago my sister-in-law called me about a surprise party for my brother’s 50th birthday. They live in Denver, so it’s been awhile since we’ve all gotten together. No way would I miss it! But oh my goodness! [...]
South Pass is a bleak, sagebrush-dotted valley amid the high country of southwestern Wyoming. The place isn’t much to look at but it played a vital role in the history of the Westward migration. Here’s why. South Pass is the lowest point on the Continental Divide between the Central and Southern Rocky Mountains. At an [...]
I’m a farm girl. Maybe that’s why writing westerns feels so good to me – I understand that soul-deep link to the land, I understand being at the mercy of Mother Nature and I know for certain that growing up on a farm is responsible for my work ethic. Work hard, treat people honestly, be [...]
I’m still in the thick of revisions for The Outlaw’s Return (LIH, February 2011), but the end is in sight. That means I’m thinking about the characters for my next book. The heroine’s easy. This is Book #4 in a four-book series, so Caroline already has a personality and a problem. She was widowed shortly [...]
G’day. Thanks, Sheilas, for having me at your place. (Sheila, by the way, is Aussie for a young, attractive woman. That’s us, isn’t it?) I’m Australian and you might be wondering what someone from Down Under is doing here. It’s about as far from Texas as you can get… isn’t it? You’d be surprised… there’s [...]
What I love best about writing historical westerns is that I get to research the world of the west as it existed at the time of my stories. . . and then make up my own reality–using the truth and a bit of fiction. My Men of Defiance series takes place in a make-believe town [...]
