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I landed, picked up my little sister in the outskirts of Dallas, Texas and then we headed to a small Southeastern town of Hico, Texas, well, really the hotel was in Stephenville, same relative area. Small town, that’s the key. It was The National Day of the Cowboy festival on Saturday, July 26th, and I had some meet-and-greetin’ to do!

Smokey Culver, one of CPP’s cowboy poets would be featured, along with some other great poets and musician singers of the western genre. So what it would be 103 outside and the flies as thick as molasses, lil’ Sis and I were looking for a good time!

Smokey and I did some radio time on Friday, along with Elaine Shields, the local poetry go-getter-gal, and what a great host she was! Our cowboy brought an entourage of family members, built in fan club. Everyone was so hospitable, and of course we were in Texas.

Once back on the road lil’ Sis and I head to some of our old childhood haunts to say hello to long gone family members West of Fort Worth, were our father grew up. Back in Dallas a day later I hosted a reading for Red Dashboard poets and writers. The turnout was great and it was once again awesome to meet so many of you friendly creative types who submit to the three ezines.

Things are getting back to normal for me as managing editor and all, matter of fact some great news, I will be hosting a Poetry/Writers Prompt Workshop for inner city residents in Trenton, and the first thing I plan on doing is introduce Cowboy Poetry to the group. I’m learning to appreciate it more, have been studying the form and its origins. It may not be their cup of joe, but I aim to get into it more. I should, we have had quite a few submissions of Cowboy Poetry manuscripts for publication. RedD did just pub Smokey Culvers book, A Wrap and a Hooey, available on Amazon. He and I are pretty fond and proud of the cover, so go check it out!

Keep those submissions coming in folks, we have a fall issue due out in October! Check out submission guidelines, please…