Out of the Embers Countdown - Seven Weeks

The minute she sees the Circle C ranch and Wyatt's magnificent quarter horses, Evelyn understands why this life is so important to him. He's found his calling. The problem is, she's at a crossroads with no clear direction to follow.

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Wednesday in Wyoming - January 8, 2020

Here we see a tired Smokey Bear holding a message: Please Prevent Forest Fires.

Although that one and the famous "Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires" are direct appeals to everyone who sees the poster, the first Smokey Bear poster had a different message. It said "Care WILL prevent 9 out of 10 woods fires!"

Notice the differences. It's not a personal appeal, and instead of saying "forest fires," it calls them "woods fires."

Which do you think is more effective?

Out of the Embers Countdown - Eight Weeks

Evelyn has many reasons to fear, but she's determined to overcome her fears and keep the young orphan girl who's lost everything from succumbing to her own fears.

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Wednesday in Wyoming - January 1, 2020

Happy New Year and Happy New Decade!

Did you know that Smokey Bear (no, it's not Smokey THE Bear) had his 75th birthday last year? August 9, 1944 was the big day. In celebration of his 75 years as a spokesbear for fire safety, the Wyoming State Museum had an exhibit of some of Smokey's posters last summer.

Don't worry if you can't make out the details. I'm going to feature some of my favorites this month. So ... come back next week to see more of Smokey.

Out of the Embers Countdown - Nine Weeks

Of course there's more to life than raising horses, but Wyatt's mother wants to be sure that he, who just so happens to be the hero of Out of the Embers, knows that.

What does she want him to do? Marry and give her grandchildren.

Will he? Maybe.

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Wednesday in Wyoming - December 25, 2019

It's Christmas Day -- the perfect day to share this simple but meaningful reminder of what we're celebrating.

Out of the Embers Countdown - Ten Weeks

It's ten weeks -- oh, all right, let's be precise. It's ten weeks and one day, before Out of the Embers is released. Since Revell created some wonderful memes with quotes from the book, I thought it would be fun to do a countdown with those quotes.

We're starting with the first line. Did this hook you? I hope so.

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