Not long ago
I finished reading Drygulch to Destiny
by Kirby Jonas. I’ve known Kirby for several years through Western Writers of
America, but only recently learned we once lived in the same small town in
Idaho (although he is much younger than I) and he took ag classes from my
brother, who taught at the high school there. All that aside, it’s a big,
sprawling novel about a town tamer tortured by past accusations and challenged
by lawless toughs in a mining boomtown. It’s a darn good story and well worth a
read. (
Speaking of
Idaho, I recently spent a weekend there working on an article for Ranch
& Reata magazine. The subject of the story is a remarkable young lady named
Kimberlyn Fitch. She’s an oft-decorated rodeo champion, breeds show cattle, puts
in her time at the ranch, and is studying to become a nurse. That’s her on the
skyline in the photo above, gathering cows along a ridge above Midnight Creek.
I’ll be back
in Idaho soon to conduct a couple of workshops at the Idaho Writers League’s
annual conference. A month or so later, I’ll be presenting at the Kanab Writers
Conference (http://kanabwritersconference.com/) in southern Utah, and signing books at the Read Cat Bookstore.
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But for now, it's back to
work.
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