Flight Fear … Ridin’ The Beach Ain’t Ridin’ The Range by Janet Chester Bly In Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot, Stuart Brannon and his horse, Tres Vientos, leave the comfort and security of Brannon’s Arizona ranch to head to Oregon. From the moment they leave the train to find Brannon’s missing U.S. Marshal friend, the black […]
Stuart Brannon The Legend by Stephen Bly I’m often asked, “Who’s your favorite character of all those you’ve created?” Hard to say—they’re all part of me and I’ve gotten to know them so well. They’re friends, even family. But Stuart Brannon is special. Stuart Brannon is not my first western protagonist—that distinction belongs to Sandy […]
Finding Stuart Brannon in Stephen Bly Books Every novel author Stephen Bly wrote includes a mention or cameo appearance by his favorite character, Stuart Brannon. This habit proved to be very helpful when I and my three sons started research for completing his last novel, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. Besides listening to the audio versions […]
Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot: A Stephen Bly Family Project by Janet Chester Bly The Stephen Bly family knew how much he hated half-done jobs. He couldn’t stand a ‘to do’ list without immediate action. One big project for 2011–complete his novel, Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot. When he passed away on June 9th, 2011, my sons […]
Last Stand at Saber River Western Movie Review by western author Stephen Bly Wife Janet went to the big city of Spokane for a few days to Christmas shop, so I I caught up on watching a western movie marathon. I pulled out Last Stand at Saber River, a western movie I watched once when […]
WESTERN AUTHOR STEPHEN BLY’S BOISTEROUS BUFFALO SOUP Buffalo Soup Ingredients: 2 – 3 pounds of buffalo meat (nope, they are not an endangered species.) 2 tablespoons (more or less) of vegetable oil 1 15 ounce jar of chunky salsa (medium, if you must; hot, if you dare) 1 16 ounce can of tomato sauce (don’t […]
WESTERN AUTHOR STEPHEN BLY’S SPICY ELK CHILI RECIPE Spicy Elk Chili Ingredients: 2 – 4 pounds of elk meat (for my pals in Quebec, that’s Wapiti meat). 1 16 ounce jar of Pace® salsa (medium for most gringos, although I like hot) 2 cans of Hormel® Chili with beans (life is too short to wait […]
Hounds Ears, Whirlups & Pooch, Cowboy Dessert Recipes of the Old West by western author Stephen Bly Here’s several cowboy dessert favorites: HOUNDS EARS AND WHIRLUPS* Drop thin sourdough batter from a spoon into hot grease until dough spreads into shape of a dog’s ear. Fry until brown. Make Whirlup Sauce from water, sugar, and […]
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