I live in NW Arkansas and have for the past thirty-five years. I'm a jeweler by trade, but when I'm not at my workbench, I'm gardening, spending time on the Buffalo River in a canoe loaded with camping gear, or at my computer writing. Restless with my work, I began writing stories as another creative outlet. I love writing historical fiction wrapped around real events or real places. Rush Arkansas is one such real place. The town dwindled almost as fast as it sprung up around the turn of the century. Now, all that's left are a few old buildings and mine openings with bars across them to preven...