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A few more comic responses to daily create codes of the cowboy
A few more comic responses to daily create codes of the cowboy -
The Origin Story of Question Mark? Here? Yes?
The Origin Story of Question Mark? Here? Yes? -
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(More) Women of the West: Belle Starr (Bandit Queen)
This is another in my series of small poems honoring some of the forgotten women of the Wild West. You can see poems about Stagecoach Annie, Etta Place and Cathay Williams, too. The poems are my attempt to capture the voice and story of these women. This one is about Belle Starr, known as the Bandit […] -
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Where does this lead? Anyone know?
Where does this lead? Anyone know? -
(More) Lost Women of the West: Cathay Williams
This is my third poetic “discovery” from the historical archives of a famous woman of the “Wild West.” I have been writing a digital poem for each, trying to capture their voice and their story, with the writing superimposed on an image of the woman (I can’t 100 percent vouch for the historical accuracy of […] -
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A Wild Story from the Wild West, All Folded Up
I brought the idea of a Folded Story to my Western106 folks, hoping to create a 25-fold story (one piece at a time, as exquisite corpse) with a Western theme. I had a good handful of folks participate, so I was happy to be collaborating. Here is what we ended up with. Strange, yes? But centered […] -
The Kid undergoes diversity
The Kid undergoes diversity -
(More) Lost Women of the West: Etta Place
I’m just exploring some famous women of the West who may have been lost to the history books (written by us white men). I’m using some biographical material to write poems, layering the poems on an image (as best as I can verify), and hoping to expand the narrative of the Wild West. The other […] -
Never doubt your horse
Never doubt your horse -
Dreaming of tumbleweeds ..
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Lost Women of the West: Stagecoach Mary
My editor at Middleweb, John, saw some of my tweets about #Western106, so he sent me a collection of Western magazines (how cool is that?) and an interesting book by Stephanie Bearce entitled Top Secret Files: The Wild West. It’s a non-fiction book for middle school readers that has some cool information in it and some […] -
Will the Kid upgrade his Horse? Wait. What?
Will the Kid upgrade his Horse? Wait. What? -
The Narrative Arc of a Tall Tale
We’re still hoping to do a Tall Tale radio project for some of us stragglers on the open range of #Western106 but, as Alan Levine noted, since we are A Course with No Course, there’s no time rush on it. Still, I was listening to a Tall Tale the other day, and thinking of the […] -
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The Scratches and Scribbles that become a Song
The other day, I shared out the song that I wrote and recorded as part of inquiry with #Western106 open storytelling adventure. I thought it might be interesting to share out my notebook page, showing the scribbles as the song took shape. I can read it. Can you? (I did a little filtering in Flickr, […] -
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Rhetoric and Sports: The NFL and the Language of the Wild West
The Carolina Panther’s star quarterback Cam Newton is called a “gunslinger.” The meeting between Patriots (Tom Brady) and Broncos (Peyton Manning) was a “showdown” or predicated to be a “shoot-out” (it wasn’t) between the two great athletes. Manning says his visit to the Superbowl might be his “last rodeo.” Reading the sports page these days […] -
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A #Western106 Song: Heading Out West
With all the inquiry of the symbolic meaning of “The West” in our #Western106 open course, I started to wonder if I could write a song that might capture the essence of moving West. I struggled with the writing of a song, though. I am no Western singer, so I began to rethink the narrative. […] -
The writer gets called out .. where are all the girls?
The writer gets called out .. where are all the girls? -
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A few unfortunate fallacies, part one ā¦ hooked on the…
A few unfortunate fallacies, part one … hooked on the line from Treasure of Sierra Madre.
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Twenty+ Comics In: Checking In On The Internet Kid
I’m past 20 now. Twenty-odd daily comics for The Wild West Adventures of the Internet Kid, an idea that was sparked by my participation in the open Western106 story adventure. I thought I would take a breather here to reflect on how it’s going for me, the writer (I make an appearance now and then […] -
The Kid arrives to save the day. The hashtag is safe again.
The Kid arrives to save the day. The hashtag is safe again. -
A Story West of Here: The Elk of the Stars
I’ve been thinking of Tall Tales with the #Western106 open course, and have even pitched the idea to everyone to collaboratively write and record a Tall Tale radio program. We’ll see how that goes. (Hey, of course YOU are invited, too. Invent a persona. Add to the script. Venture out West with us. It is […]
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