by erictknight | Aug 24, 2018 | autobiography, catharsis, healing
I’m almost certainly going to shed some tears while writing this, but I also know I’ll feel better after, so here goes. My son Dylan is nearly 20 and just started his second year at the university. Daniel will be 18 soon, and is in his first year of college. They’re...
by erictknight | Sep 15, 2017 | autobiography, creative writing, epic fantasy, epic fantasy series, fantasy fiction, fantasy novel, fantasy series, fiction, novels, writing
So I spent almost 30 years doing the “traditional” writer thing: turn out a book every few years. Spend a crapload of time writing and re-writing my query letter. Submit said letter and sample chapters to various agents and editors. Wait months for a form...
by erictknight | Jul 5, 2016 | Arizona history, autobiography, cattle, comedy, cowboys, creative writing, Date Creek Ranch, Eric Knight, horses, humor, ranching, short story, writing
Back in college I used to do a lot of backpacking with one of my friends. One time he and I were headed out to backpack in the Chiricahua Mountains and as we were pulling our packs out of the car I noticed that he had a milk jug full of water in the back seat. When I...
by erictknight | Jun 11, 2016 | action and adventure, Arizona history, autobiography, cattle, comedy, cowboys, creative writing, Date Creek Ranch, Eric Knight, humor, ranching, Sonora desert, writing
Time for the tale of how I earned a scar worthy of a champion. In the early days, our lone piece of “heavy” equipment on the ranch was on old Ford tractor. I’m guessing that it was of a 1940s vintage, but without going to the trouble of emailing my sister for...
by erictknight | Jun 2, 2016 | action and adventure, Arizona history, autobiography, cattle, comedy, cowboys, Date Creek Ranch, Eric Knight, horses, humor, ranching, writing
I’m not quite sure why I wasn’t riding Cortez, my horse, on that fateful day. I have some vague recollection that she had a limp. I’m not even sure how the decision was made that Dinah should be her replacement either. Maybe it was just the universe having a little...
by erictknight | May 29, 2016 | Arizona history, autobiography, cattle, comedy, cowdog, creative writing, Date Creek Ranch, dogs, Eric Knight, family, humor, ranching, roping, writing
Shortly after I bought Cortez, Mom started taking Kim and me to compete in gymkhanas. And now I’m guessing that you’re wondering what in the heck a gymkhana is. Well, it’s like a rodeo for kids. However, instead of roping or bull riding or any of that dangerous stuff,...
