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An Open Letter to My Mom
An Open Letter to My Mom
After knowing your story better and with each passing year, I understand more and more that you mothered me the very best you could. This letter is to thank you... Read more...
True Stories of Cowgirl Courage, Season 2
True Stories of Cowgirl Courage, Season 2
Season 2 of the True Stories of Cowgirl Courage podcast, hosted by western kids' author Mary Fichtner. Read more...
WREN Magazine Feature!
WREN Magazine Feature!
Honored to be featured in the WREN Magazine for December for Independent publishing. Very proud of my daughter and illustrator for the incredible illustrations! They truly make the books magical.... Read more...
The Squirrel Incident
The Squirrel Incident
My family laughs hard, we laugh a lot and at many things, but the squirrel incident might have been the winner of the hilarity; the gut-popping, crying, abs-workout laughter of... Read more...
True Stories of Cowgirl Courage podcast season 1
True Stories of Cowgirl Courage, Season 1
Season 1 of the True Stories of Cowgirl Courage, hosted by western kids' book author Mary Fichtner. Read more...
The Steer Ride… how one stupid decision changed my life
The Steer Ride… how one stupid decision changed my life
After all these years and using my therapy of “writing” I am finally able to call it a WIN.  Read more...
You Married a Warrior...
You Married a Warrior...
I learned to tell myself these words when I realized I was facing another separation from the man I love. Read more...
Three Life Lessons
Three Life Lessons
Three life lessons from a dive hamburger stand in the middle of nowhere! As we attempted to get on the road one beautiful Sunday morning in Minnesota to head home,... Read more...
The Heart of a Cowgirl read-aloud
Storytime - The Heart of a Cowgirl
Storytime as author Mary Fichtner reads her book, The Heart of a Cowgirl Read more...
My life is a rodeo after all
My life is a rodeo after all
If I had to choose one word to describe what my life was growing up, and what had the greatest impact on who I have become, that word would be... Read more...
A true story of how a book planted a seed in a young boy’s heart and grew a warrior
A true story of how a book planted a seed in a young boy’s heart and grew a warrior
He read about freedom, history, the wild west, cowboys, soldiers, patriots, heroes and service to others, he still does.  These became the fertilizer for the dream he would pick up... Read more...
Storytime - Rusty and His Saddle
Storytime - Rusty and His Saddle
I'm going to read Rusty and his Saddle, a Rusty the Ranch Horse Tale today.  Read more...