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Note: For short stories featuring Father John and Vicky Holden, click here.

Watching Eagles Soar WATCHING EAGLES SOAR:
STORIES FROM THE WIND RIVER AND BEYOND

ASAP Publishing

The first anthology of Margaret's short stories, Watching Eagles Soar: Stories from the Wind River and Beyond. Read more here.

 

An Elevated View AN ELEVATED VIEW: COLORADO WRITERS ON WRITING
Seven Oaks Publishing

Editor W.C. Jameson has long been interested in why writers do what they do. Why do they write? What obstacles do they encounter, and how do they overcome inevitable bumps in the road? He also wondered how living in Colorado specifically influences the writing experience. So he asked authors, with no rules or boundaries, to share whatever they wanted about their art and lives. This eclectic collection is a peek inside the minds of Colorado authors as they reflect on topics like the writing process, identity as shaped by place, and the stronghold of Colorado's history as a catalyst for creativity.

 

Ghost Towns GHOST TOWNS
Pinnacle Western Books, Kensington Publishing

The sound of a crowded saloon...The cry of a train coming through the night...The pounding of horses ridden by friends or foe...From the searing sun to snow-steeped winters, towns called Sentinel, Iron Mountain, and St. Elmo stood strong and fierce—before they finally died. Now, these ghost towns return to life under the spell of such great Western tale-tellers as Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, William W. Johnstone, Bill Brooks, Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs, and New York Times bestseller Margaret Coel. From a soldier on the run from the fires of war...From a gambler who has long since played his last hand...To a solitary, singing rifle man protecting a besieged town...With dreamers and schemers, with men and women of courage, conscience, and faith, here is an unforgettable round-up of astounding adventures fueled by a passion for the West the way it really was—and the way it lives on forever.

 

A Dozen on Denver A DOZEN ON DENVER
Published by the Rocky Mountain News

A Dozen on Denver a collection of short stories celebrating Denver, first published in The Rocky Mountain News in 2008 to mark the city's 150th anniversary. Twelve of the areas top writers were invited to contribute a short story. Margaret's story features a young mother stranded in goldrush Denver after the death of her husband, faced with the choice of returning to a confined life back East or finding a way to make a life for herself and her child in the new town of Denver.

 

Crime Through Time III CRIME THROUGH TIME III
Edited by Sarah Newman

Margaret's story: Murder on the Denver Express, featuring Molly Brown, is included in Crime Through Time III.

 

Wild Crimes CRIME THROUGH TIME III
Edited by Dana Stabanow

The Man Who Thought He was a Deer published in Wild Crimes. Margaret's contribution: a hunter finds himself the hunted when a stranger with an unusual bond to nature turns the tables...