Please help contribute to my Fund Raiser for my new book, Havelock, the Great American Novel. I've combined Scratchin' on the Eight Ball, The Kid, the Cop and the Con, and The Woods of Bloody Mary … [Read More...]
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Beatrice 1963
Beatrice 1963: In memory of my Grandpa, Amos Hawkins, and all those nights we sat around the table there in Beatrice and listened to my Uncle Richard tell his tales. I had just turned twelve … [Read More...]

HAVELOCK
Chapter One The chopped hog came roaring over the hill like a black streak of motorized lightning. The grungy-looking rider’s tangles of blond hair streamed over his shoulders as he clung to the … [Read More...]

Havelock Saracen:
Excerpt from my book, Havelock Saracen: Notes from Gus Howard: March 19th, 2017. Inquiring on Facebook about strange activity in Havelock, 75-year-old Lon Dormer writes: Have you heard about the … [Read More...]

Rez Dog
Rez Dog is the story of Rocket, a State Patrol “sniffer” dog famous for his many busts up and down I-80. A week before his retirement ceremony, the Pit bull is placed with Lakota dog handler, Chade … [Read More...]

Scratchin’ on the Eight Ball
"It's a bust!" someone cries out...and thus starts a series of adventures for thirteen year-old Reason Nelson that takes him into the dark world of drugs and serious crime. Based on the actual … [Read More...]

Scratchin’ on the Eight Ball Original Edition
Back for a limited time, it's the original version of Tom Frye's breakout classic Scratchin' on the Eight Ball. This new printing features the original cover along with the original text as well. … [Read More...]
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