Have You Ever Been Hornswoggled? The man who called me on the phone sounded friendly, maybe too much so. It was the old, “Hi, Stephen, how you doin’? How’s everything in Idaho? The weather treatin’ you and the ranchers right? Know you aren’t thinkin’ about the busy fall yet, but I ran across a deal […]
The National Finals Rodeo resembles The World Series or the Super Bowl. The very best cowboys and cowgirls in the world converge in Las Vegas every December to compete for millions in prize money. Not only can you watch superior rodeo athletes, but also the top bucking stock. Every bareback horse, saddle bronc, and bull […]
When A Cowboy Drinks Espresso by Stephen Bly I’ve lived long enough to see it all, at least I thought it so, ‘Till a rainy day at the ranch last Spring, when they started servin’ espresso. The west is changin’, so they say, a fact I cannot hide. Cowboys used to stand apart […]
“When The Cowboys Come To Town” When the cowboys come to town, and the stores board up real tight, And the local tough guys decide it’s time to stay in for the night. Spurs is hangin’ from saddle horns on the nags tied to the rail. And the boys is feelin’ mighty good hopin’ […]
Puddin’ Feet by Stephen Bly Limpy Thomas was a friend of mine. I learned some old West wisdom from him. He had a horse for every purpose. There was a horse for cutting and one for roping. Another for bull dogging and one for barrel racing. Then he had horses for trail riding or racing. […]
Hard Winter at Broken Arrow Crossing, Cowboy Christmas Western Novel by Award-Winning Author Stephen Bly, Book 1 The Stuart Brannon Series. Limited time Holiday discount now available! Excerpt from Christmas western story, Hard Winter at Broken Arrow Crossing: “About midnight, the baby came. Lisa had been in horrible pain until then. Cleaned things up a […]
Western Author Stephen Bly Talks Movies The main drawback to some western movies is what I call “Shane’s Disease.” This is a cinematic illness that’s not just common to western movies … and it’s non-fatal. However, it weakens a tad an otherwise decent movie. For instance, in a couple different scenes of one of Tom Selleck’s […]
One Step Over the Border Cowboy Romance Comedy by Stephen Bly Limited Time Special! .99 cents (plus p&h) “Have you seen my Juanita?” That’s what rodeo cowboy Hap Bowman asks from Wyoming to the Mexican border. His rodeo partner, Laramie Majors, joins him in this comedy cowboy romance search. Hap becomes obsessed to find his […]
OLD WEST SAYINGS – A Wink and Nod by Stephen Bly One of the Old West sayings went, “A wink is as good as a nod to a blind mule.” In other words, if the mule is blind, no amount of motion would motivate him. You could stomp, wave your hands, flap your hat, or kick […]
Two different attempts at finding reality in the Old West legends by National Geographic and Bill O’Reilly Is The Old West legends reference by National Geographic, or Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies, written more for a popular audience only? Or can a serious researcher find value too? Do either of them get it right? Entertaining, […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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