Petticoats & Pistols

The California Channel Islands And The Seeds of a New Idea

2013-05-21T20:17:13Z

One of my favorite books as child was The Island of Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell. A Newberry Award winner published in 1960, it’s the story of Karana, a Chumash Indian girl who is left alone on San Nicholas Island off the coast of California. When a Russian ship arrives for the purpose of hunting [...]

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CHERYL’S WINNER IS….

2013-05-23T04:29:53Z

I just drew my winner for KANE’S CHANCE, and I drew…. KATHLEEN!!! Kathleen, congratulations on winning a digital copy of KANE’S CHANCE! It’s your lucky day!!! Please e-mail me at fabkat_edit@yahoo.com and I’ll see that you get your prize! Thanks to everyone for coming by and celebrating my new release with me today! Cheryl

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KANE’S CHANCE by CHERYL PIERSON

2013-05-21T19:50:44Z

I started to write a short story several months back that turned into a novella. I wrote the novella and realized I wasn’t done with the story…so I wrote two more. These were my “Kane” trilogy—Kane’s Redemption, Kane’s Promise and Kane’s Destiny. These stories really wouldn’t be classified as a “romance” story. There’s no sex, [...]

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The Magic of Those Who Have Gone Before

2013-05-21T16:59:29Z

In an age where youth is almost worshiped, I thought I’d do an about face and talk about those people I admire most — our elders. To that end, I thought I’d pass along some Native American wisdom that has been passed down from the ages. I’ll also be giving away a copy of the [...]

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2013-05-20T04:12:41Z

The History of Bolo Ties I was writing a ranch wedding scene in the 3rd. book in the Big D Dad – The Daltons series the other day and decided to do a little research on the history of bolo ties. I found some interesting material on the Internet. The matter of where and [...]

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