Kevin Wainwright
Kevin Wainwright ambled through the town square with the rolling gait of a drunken sailor. Instead of the expected trail of dust clouds, his...
Long Strides to Gomorra
It’s a long way to Gomorra from Shan Fan. Wasn’t always that way, and still only about eighty miles as the raven flies. ‘Course,...
Doyle's Hoyle
Steele Archer caressed the leather of the book. The “H” on the cover glowed slightly as his fingers passed over it, illuminating the dark corner...
Lucy Clover
The doors to the Dead Dog erupted as a man was launched out of the tavern and into the street, his already bloodied face crashing...
The Ballad of Mario Crane, Part 1
The first thing that went through my mind was, “This poor bird clearly should have practiced with balls before he moved up to juggling...
Paso Doble
March 27, 1878
“Come now, corazon,” the outlaw said passionately as he looked up to stare, seemingly, entranced as the young woman’s hands lingered deftly...
Quickdraw Handgun
Smith and Robards Catalog
Spring 1878
When you need an edge, bigger is not always better. Sometimes surprise wins out over force. Introducing Smith and Robards’...
Diamond Lil and the Union Blue
July 15, 1878
“Well, if it isn’t ‘Diamond Lil’ Marcone.” Hearing a name that she had more or less left behind when she married Nathaniel...
A Snake in Woman's Clothes
Henry Lunsmith was livid. “Good riddance, Avie Cline, you two-timin’ hussy!” Indeed, he could not bring himself to use his surname, bestowed lovingly a...