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Fort Worth Rodeo

January 21, 2026 By D'Ann Mateer

I grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. My dad generally wore boots, jeans, and a cowboy hat, even though he wasn’t a rancher. Most of the guys I knew drove pickup trucks. And every year we attended the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.  Jeff and I have lived in Dallas for almost 40 years now. I haven’t been back to the rodeo in Fort Worth probably since when my kids were little. Or before they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: Rodeo

Who loves a good rodeo story?

May 3, 2017 By Lenora Worth

In 2015 I took my first dip into the indie publishing pool. And promptly fell into the deep end. But I had two very good teachers--Lisa Mondello and Margaret Daley.  They invited me to join them and told me the idea they had. Scared but ready to learn, I said yes. We brainstormed in person and online until we had three novellas fleshed out. Then they took me step by step through how to write, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry Tagged With: cowboys, Indie Publishing, Lenora Worth, Novellas, Rodeo

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