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- What have you written about before?
- Mostly I write fan fiction for an old TV western series and rewritten nursery rhymes to fit the characters of the show. I also have written some original cowboy poetry and Christmas poems.
The latest piece of writing that I did was a poem for my parents 60th anniversary, which was last month.
- Where have you been published?
- I have had a few of my stories and poems published in some fanzines, and one cowboy poem was accepted for publishing online.
- What outcome do you have for your writing?
- My writing generally ends on a positive note. I love a happy ending.
- More about me:
- I live in Oregon with my husband on a ranch, parts of which have been in his family for four generations. My favorite TV programs and movies have always been Westerns. I began reading Westerns in grade school. I also like to read frontier fiction (especially those written by Christian authors) that is set in the mid to late 1800's of the American West.
Samples of My Writing
Here's a poem I wrote that was accepted for publication on an Internet site for Cowboy poetry.
There Once Was A Cowboy
By CJ Friend (Sept. 25, 2005)
There once was a cowboy in old San Antone,
His hoss so skinny you could see every bone.
Yet, faster'n lightnin' that hoss could run
He'd be in Waco by the settin' of the sun.
One day this cowboy rode away from Tucson
His pockets a jinglin' from money he'd won
From racin' his pony to Phoenix and back,
For he had arrived hours ahead of the pack.
Way up to Montana, that cowboy did go.
The land was a buried 'neath ten feet of snow,
But that didn't slow him, not even a mite.
His hoss sprouted wings and then they took flight.
No one could beat him--they were much too slow--
'Til one day he stopped in Medicine Bow.
There he met a gal set on being his wife,
And he was challenged to the race of his life.
His hoss did his best; no one can deny.
But it wasn't enough, and he never knew why.
Her roan went by him like he was standin' still,
And the cowboy ended up married against his will.
There Once Was A Cowboy
By CJ Friend (Sept. 25, 2005)
There once was a cowboy in old San Antone,
His hoss so skinny you could see every bone.
Yet, faster'n lightnin' that hoss could run
He'd be in Waco by the settin' of the sun.
One day this cowboy rode away from Tucson
His pockets a jinglin' from money he'd won
From racin' his pony to Phoenix and back,
For he had arrived hours ahead of the pack.
Way up to Montana, that cowboy did go.
The land was a buried 'neath ten feet of snow,
But that didn't slow him, not even a mite.
His hoss sprouted wings and then they took flight.
No one could beat him--they were much too slow--
'Til one day he stopped in Medicine Bow.
There he met a gal set on being his wife,
And he was challenged to the race of his life.
His hoss did his best; no one can deny.
But it wasn't enough, and he never knew why.
Her roan went by him like he was standin' still,
And the cowboy ended up married against his will.
Cathy Friend's Blog
Sample of my writing
I put this on my profile page a while ago. Just now, read PeJay's comment to another member that we should put stuff like this in our blog, so I deleted and put it here.
This is a poem I wrote that was accepted for publication on an Internet site for Cowboy poetry. It was a fun piece to write.
There Once Was A Cowboy
By CJ Friend (Sept. 25, 2005)
There once was a cowboy in old San Antone,
His hoss so skinny you could see every bone.
Yet, faster'n lightnin' that hoss could run… Continue
This is a poem I wrote that was accepted for publication on an Internet site for Cowboy poetry. It was a fun piece to write.
There Once Was A Cowboy
By CJ Friend (Sept. 25, 2005)
There once was a cowboy in old San Antone,
His hoss so skinny you could see every bone.
Yet, faster'n lightnin' that hoss could run… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2008 at 9:07pm — 1 Comment
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xoxoxo,
PeeJay
Thanks for reading my blog post and commenting. I really appreciate the feedback. I really look forward to getting to know your work.
Marilyn
Welcome to WriteNetwork. I'm sorry I wasn't here to welcome you sooner. Where is your cowboy poem located on the internet? You can republish here if you'd like. You can never get to much exposure can you?
xoxoxo,
PeeJay