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I am thrilled to announce that I have sold a short story! One of my Dusty Thorngage stories titled “Snake Oil” will be appearing in a weird west anthology by Edge Weaver Books.

The Dusty Thorngage stories are a blend of western and fantasy. Think “What if my D&D campaign was set in the old west?” He was, in fact, a character I created and played in a similar setting.

Dusty is a halfling in a troop of mounted rangers modeled after the Texas Rangers, patrolling the frontier for the southern kingdom of Sumadea . And by southern, I mean the American South during Reconstruction. The vassal kingdom of Sumadea hates her northern neighbor but is obliged to serve them.

I’m thankful for the weird west genre, though I haven’t explored it myself as a reader. I’m more a fan of realistic fiction and westerns, but I enjoyed writing these fantasy crossover stories and may continue to do so occasionally. Let me know if you like them too.

When I first started doing this I thought the fantasy western might set me apart from others in a dwindling genre. At first I had boxed myself into only writing about Dusty, but after exploring the works of Louis L’Amour and listening to episodes of the Men’s Adventure Fiction Podcast, I realized I could expand to write all sorts of men’s adventure fiction. That’s been my aim for a year now.

That said, if high speed chases through desert canyons, orc bandits, tactical CQB with a crossbow, sarcastic cowboys, and tribes of halfling nomads sound awesome to you, then please consider reading my two Dusty Thorngage stories available on my Stories page (available for free). If not, check out my “normal” stories on the same page.

I’ll keep y’all posted when the weird west anthology with Edge Weaver is published. Until then, stay western.

Also, go give Edge Weaver some love and buy an eBook. I snagged the first John Carter goes to Mars book from them.

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