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On rare occasions, an ordinary man can lead an extraordinary life. Such was the life of Dusty Richards, which we celebrate with this special issue dedicated to his memory. Raise your glass with bestselling authors Jodi Thomas, Johnny D. Boggs, Velda Brotherton, and Linda Apple as they recount their time with the man that would come to be known as "The Ranch Boss." Get to know more about Dusty's work and legacy with articles from Barbara Clouse, George "Clay" Mitchell, and Terry Alexander and poetry by Marleen Bussma and Johnny D. Boggs. And once you've walked down Memory Lane with us, there's still more to explore. Don't miss our interview with actor and 1883 alum Ernest Marsh, our tribute to our late friend and fellow writer Michael McLean, or the winning short story from this year's Dusty Richards Memorial Oxbow Award, "Buckskin & Lace" by Russell Gayer. So pull up a log, pour yourself a cup of joe from the camp pot, and enjoy our newest issue.

He took an oath to fight. He just didn't realize it was for the wrong reasons.Steaming South on the Mississippi River to enlist in the Confederate Army, Lummy Tullos leaves behind the life he always wanted. With little training and even less experience as a soldier, he joins the 27th Louisiana Volunteer Infantry to face the approaching Yankee juggernaut marching on Vicksburg. His singular purpose is to protect home and family from the blue invader.Enduring heat, cold, horrific assaults, sickness, privation, and starvation through a forty-seven day siege, it is his comrades in the trenches-gray and blue alike-who give him hope... until tragedy strikes him to the core. With death at every turn and little prospect of ever seeing home again, he begins to question his commitment, his faith, and the nation for which he fights, suffers, and kills. How can he honor his oath to the Confederacy when he no longer believes in the cause it defends?Lummy pushes forward until the battle for Vicksburg is lost. As he marches with his defeated army under the conquering Union flag, he comes to realize that the greatest surrender will be within.

Cherokee Clay is a multi-generational saga following Bluebird, Grey Wolf and their descendants as they fight for survival from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War. Finalist for the 2021 Will Rogers Medallion and the Peacemaker Award.

What do you do when your beliefs are challenged?Following the temporary alliance with Grant and Able, Raleigh and her team must find a way to defeat the evil Sigma before he strikes again. To do so they must take a perilous journey to an island off the Greek coast where an ancient tribe of healers has a secret that may be able to help them. Sealed off from the world, the order only allows those with serious illnesses to benefit from their knowledge. In order to infiltrate the group, Raleigh must fake illness by weakening herself and allowing her blackouts to return. The ruse works, but what she finds on the other side will make her question not only herself, but everything she has learned about Lucid, as well.Will Raleigh and the Designed find the answers they need before Sigma returns to exact his vengeance?

Winner of the 2021 Will Rogers Medallion for Young Readers!Broken Promises. Betrayal. Death.It is 1838. The Cherokee people are being rounded up by the U.S. government and forcibly removed from their ancestral lands. A young Cherokee girl named Bluebird is swept up in the Army's net, separated from her mother, and taken to a disease-ridden detention camp. While being detained there, Bluebird becomes close to an elderly woman and her grandson, Grey Wolf. Within weeks, they leave the camp and set out upon a horrific cross-country march to Indian Territory-a journey that will become known to history as the Trail of Tears.So begins Cherokee Clay, a powerful multi-generational saga following the trials and tribulations of Bluebird, Grey Wolf, and their descendants as they fight for their very survival from the Trail of Tears to the Civil War and beyond.

Gordon Bonnet returns with his sixth exciting Snowe Agency Mystery, THE OBITUARY COLLECTOR. See how it all began as Mr. Parsifal Snowe investigates a series of deaths in a psychiatric hospital and brings together his crew of psychic detectives.

Velda Brotherton returns to the scene of the crime with her second thrilling Twist of Poe mystery... THE TELL TALE STONE.A long-dead body unearthed from a shallow grave sets idyllic Grace County, Arkansas on edge, but nobody seems to be able to explain exactly why. When small town reporter Jessie West connects the victim to an unsolved diamond heist from decades ago, though, what first appears to be a cold case turns quickly hot. Amidst a barrage of sudden threats and misdirections, she sets herself the task of finding the missing jewels. With the help of her lover, Deputy Sheriff Dallas Starr, they work to solve a pair of grisly murders while searching for the stolen diamonds and pursuing their favorite pastime-finding love in all the not-so-usual places.The culprits know they're coming, though, and now their lives are at risk... and even Dal's watchful eye might not be enough to keep Jessie from danger this time.