Wintering with WWW: Lynn Downey

By Lynn Downey Works in Progress: Finding Women’s Lives in the Archives Archives are not just collections of paper, photographs, and artifacts; not to me, at least. I’ve been an archivist and a historian for nearly forty years, and I never fail to find great stories in those files and boxes. One theme I’ve beenContinueContinue reading “Wintering with WWW: Lynn Downey”

Lynn Downey

In her latest blog, For Your Holiday Table: “Cowboy in a Sack”, Women Writing the West member, Lynn Downey, shares some interesting tidbits she uncovered while doing research for her next book (March 2022). Read more about her findings and maybe add an old-fashioned culinary dish to your holiday festivities. Let us know how itContinueContinue reading “Lynn Downey”

New Release ~ Dudes Rush In by Lynn Downey

I’ve been publishing books and articles about the history of the American West for thirty-five years, and have been reading historical fiction and historical mysteries for longer than that. Around my birthday in 2012 I put down the latest Alafair Tucker novel by Donis Casey and said to myself, “I wish I could write aContinueContinue reading “New Release ~ Dudes Rush In by Lynn Downey”