George Cottonwood Books

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  • I Swing a Wide Reata

    I wrote this in 2008 for an “Art and Heritage of Livestock” class my senior year at A&M. I’m a big fan of cowboy poetry and villanelles, and this is my attempt to combine the two. I swing a wide… Continue reading

  • The Day Elmer Kelton Signed More Than My Books

    I didn’t plan on taking “Art and Heritage of Livestock.” I had my senior year at Texas A&M mapped out, full of electives I actually wanted. One was a fly-tying class—“Entomology for the Angler.” But the professor died, and they… Continue reading

    The Day Elmer Kelton Signed More Than My Books

  • The Grind: Writing Update

    It’s tough being a part-time pen name. The pulp work ethic is to write fast, don’t think, and publish often. That is good and right, but I wonder if that is a goal for writing fitness to work up to,… Continue reading

    The Grind: Writing Update

  • Writing Goals for 2025

    If you aren’t doing a “year in review, year and preview” self-analysis, whether regarding your family, work, or other interests, then you’re simply doing it wrong. These aren’t New Year resolutions, they are a way to recommit to what you… Continue reading

    Writing Goals for 2025