Deborah Morgan Historical West

HISTORICAL WEST

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Morgan's latest western story appears in JUNCTION, a collection of her short fiction. JUNCTION features two never-before-published stories (one, "Tinsel Town," about two bona fide cowboys on the Hollywood frontier; the other, a Jeff Talbot mystery).

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WHO
IS SHE?
MORGAN'S BIO

WHO
SAYS?
REVIEWS

WHERE
IS SHE?

Usually in her studio.
Or spending time with family.
Or any number of places.
If those have to do with writing,
they'll be listed here

This photo is from an old , old newspaper
clipping announcing my election as the
Grove (Okla.) Roundup Club's Rodeo Queen
when I was 15 years old.
I recall that the newspaper didn't send anyone out to the ranch, or to a rodeo. They asked that I come into their office, then asked that I scoot back my hat to avoid a shadow on my face.
Hence, the "friendly cowgirl" pose.

WHAT
DOES SHE WRITE?

JEFF TALBOT
ANTIQUE-LOVER'S
MYSTERY SERIES

HISTORICAL WESTERNS

MARY SHELLEY
PRIVATE EYE SERIES

WHAT
ELSE IS ON HER
WEB SITE?

HER 1937 CADDY

GRAPHIC DESIGN

"Tinsel Town"
in
JUNCTION
A Short Story Collection
by Deborah Morgan

Gordian Knots Books, an imprint of Crossroad Press

"Tinsel Town" provides a slice of life, courtesy of Tully and Wall--two bona fide cowboys on the Hollywood frontier.

"Tinsel Town" is a finalist for the
Western Writers of America Spur Award in short fiction!

"The Town That Wouldn't Quit"
in
GHOST TOWNS
Pinnacle

"The Devil Doesn't Sleep"
in
LAW OF THE GUN
Pinnacle

True West magazine said of "The Devil Doesn't Sleep:"
"The trial of the supposed Lucy Angel of dime novel exploit draws us in immediately
with empathy for the accused."

"Sepia Sun"
in
AMERICAN WEST:
Twenty New Stories From The Western Writers of America
Forge Books

"Sepia Sun" is a slice-of-life story about
a female photographer in 1890.

"Law West of Lonetree"

in
TIN STAR
Berkley Books

A cattle baron's widow hires a black stock detective to prevent cattle rustling on
her Wyoming Territory ranch.

"Mrs. Crawford's Odyssey"

straight-to-audio collection
How The West Was Read
narrated by George Kennedy

print version in
BEST OF THE AMERICAN WEST
Berkley Books

A mother travels to a distant town to claim the remains of her bandit son. When she discovers that his body is being exploited, she takes matters into her own hands.

"Fool's Gold"

in
Louis L'Amour Western Magazine

and reprinted in
THE FATAL FRONTIER
Forge Books

Put away his pick and shovel,
He will never prospect more;
Death has sluiced him from his trouble,
Panned him on the other shore.
--Miner's epitaph,
Black Hills Daily Times, July 18, 1877

That epitaph, combined with my love for gold prospecting, inspired this story about three down-on-their-luck prospectors.
"Fool's Gold" was my first western short story.

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