 It's a tragic tale of youthful exuberance and avarice tainted by overconfidence unburdened with the requisite competence. It was the beginning of the quest for the Mysterious Cauldron within the Cursed Ruins. Our two young heroes were to fi...
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 Steve A. Douglas His Omnibus Bill defeated, Henry Clay left Washington, but the "steam engine in britches" Stephen A. Douglas would attempt to collect the pieces of the failed bill. He concluded that combining the various...
&nbsp;&nbsp;Interview with Raphael SohnnAuthor ofThe Captains of Legend<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE...
&nbsp;Before we get to our adventure in Sauron's old 'hood: Cursed Canyon is here - click on the picture to check it out.This is the second Wyrd Western anthology from Raconteur Press and I'm pleased to say I have stories in both - in addition to...
&nbsp;"Few things are certain in this life, however shrewdly a man may plan." -- Raphael Sabatini -- The Black SwanFun Fact:Back to 1850 and the Great American Compromise. The matter of Texas in Clay's Omnibus bill was tentatively resol...
&nbsp;Interview with Cassie GreutmanAuthor of the Penchant for Trouble Series&nbsp;<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US...
&nbsp;&nbsp;The season whispered that it would be wise to trade my Buttercup Rocinante, the steel steed, for the Rattlin' Battle Wagon, so I made the trip to begin the exchange. The morning of my departure carried a warning of colder weather...
&nbsp;"My opinions, even if I were the president of the United States, are neither important nor necessary." - Zachary TaylorFun Fact:Henry Clay's 1850 Omnibus Bill for the admission of California as a free state; establishing territori...
&nbsp;There are many trails in life. Some we choose of our own volition while others we discover by fortunate circumstance or its opposite. I selected two trails this week that I had not tried before from the All Trails app. First, although no on...
&nbsp;Before I get to some of the stirring quotes from Daniel Webster, let me share some stirring news of my own. I doubt it will be quoted like Webster, Clay, and Calhoun, but it's almost as meaningful for me. I signed a contract yesterday for t...