Category Creativity
Life in the Days of Corona
Or How My Brother Lost His Head Patricia Grady Cox, April 23, 2020 My brother is not visiting me this week. He should be, but the Corona virus worries have kept him off a 7-hour flight and he remains in Vermont. He would have arrived yesterday evening, so this would have been our first day […]
Ghost Town Godfather
Patricia Grady Cox January 18, 2018 Arizona owes its existence to mining. First gold, then silver, then copper. Eventually these mines played out or flooded out and closed down. Tombstone started out as a mining town and was too tough to die. But other mining-associated towns, such as Bisbee and Jerome, became ghost towns before […]
Do It Scared
Patricia Grady Cox August 19, 2017 I have a confession to make. The first time I ever climbed up onto the back of a horse was at the ripe old age of 37. I remember well the day I stood waiting with a friend of mine for the current trail ride to return so we […]
What Inspires You?
Patricia Grady Cox January 6, 2015 One of the most common questions asked of authors is, “Where did you get your inspiration?” For me, reading about the history of the southwest, particularly Arizona, inspires me. The scenery of the southwest, the Sonoran desert, inspires me. Visiting places that remain untouched by time inspires me. […]
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL
By Patricia Grady Cox September 16, 2015 When you’ve wanted to visit a place ever since you first heard of it (and that would be decades ago), how wonderful it is that you are not disappointed when you get there! The Crazy Horse Memorial held the number one spot on my list of places to […]
WHERE AUTHORS AND READERS COLLIDE
My favorite weekend of the year is the second weekend in March. I look forward to it the way kids look forward to Christmas morning. Over 100,000 people who love books descend upon Tucson, Arizona to meet authors, attend presentations and panels, browse book-related gifts, and enjoy what is usually perfect weather.
Patricia Grady Cox 