Annual Report

At the end of the year in business, it is traditional to report on the year’s accomplishments and activities, and to look forward to the year ahead. Most annual reports are based on a fiscal year, owing to financial considerations. Since I am not very business-like and there’s not much in the way of finances to consider, we’ll go with the calendar year.

During 2025, I managed to see two novels come to life:
w The Hunting of Man Book 3: Hiding Man (January)
w Where the Long Trail Ends (September)

There was a new collection of poetry:
w Buckoffs and Broken Barriers: Rodeo Poems (July)

And a new collection of short stories, with co-author Michael Norman:
w Shiny Spurs and Gold Medallions: Award Winning Western Stories (August)

Speaking of short fiction, a story based on the start of Utah’s Black Hawk war, “The Incident Above Mentioned,” appeared in an anthology:
w Silverado Press Presents: Western Stories by Today’s Top Writers (March)

A couple of nonfiction articles were published in RANGE magazine:
w “The French Connection” (Fall 2025)
w “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” (Winter 2025/2026)

Earlier in the year I reviewed five novels for the New York Journal of Books, the last of some 30 reviews I had written for them over the past few years, before they shut down unexpectedly.

Looking ahead to 2026, a Pony Express novel, The Mail Must Get Through, should be out shortly after the first of the year. An Old West Hell on Wheels murder mystery, As Flame to Smoke, is scheduled for May release. There’s a Rawhide Robinson novel (number five) on the schedule, Rawhide Robinson Rides with Old Blue, but the publication date isn’t set as yet.

There should be some paperback and eBook editions of earlier hardcover books coming out as well. And who knows what else?

All in all, it has been another year of happy writing for me, and another one to look forward to. I hope there’s some happy reading out there for you.

Happy New Year!