Bob, Josephina, and their pet goat live along the US/Mexico border. They often provide food and comfort to the poor and desperate people passing by their ranch seeking a better life. Bob, an old Marine, has declared war on the invasive Border Patrol spy drone that is invading his privacy and the stinking…

     Linda’s Kitchen is a collection and consolidation of Linda’s favorite recipes from her 63 years cooking. Some recipes are passed down family traditions like her Pork Green Chile and Red Chile Ribs, while others are more common and familiar. Regardless of the source, these are our favorites. Enjoy! Available in paperback for $16.98 at…

           This is Bob and Linda’s story, a tale of a young, Anglo, high-school dropout, his Mexican American teenage wife, and their 64-years living in thirty homes in eleven states and two countries Linda says, “We never set out to be gypsies. We just moved a lot for what seemed like…

   Relive some exciting historical events in Luna County, New Mexico in Bob Rockwell’s new book, While the Wind Blew. You’ll sit around a pit house fire in 1154 AD with Hateya, a young Mimbres mother and mourn the drought and hunger in her village. You’ll ride with Coronado’s conquistadors as Miguel gives us a…

Is it just me or did our country, as we know it, change radically during the past year. I know the pandemic had a major impact on all our lives, but I sense something even more sinister has happened and is still happening. I’m talking about the extreme divisiveness in our country today. We can’t…

“Did you see those people?” I ask Linda, “They’re wearing masks.” “And look at those lines at the cash registers. Everyone is spaced apart. Do you suppose that’s ‘social distancing’,” she asks knowing the answer. It’s mid April, 2020 and we’ve just arrived at our daughter’s in Phoenix. We stopped at a grocery store to…

I’ve been trying to remember when I learned to pole vault, but I can’t. It’s like when did I learn to tie my own shoes, catch a baseball, or recite the Lord’s Prayer? These things are just some of countless stuff we learn in our childhoods. My dad was a serious jock. He played old…

The other night while I was flicking through the Netflix offerings, I realized that I didn’t know any of the stand-up comedians performing today. So, I sat through a host of marginally funny and vulgar performances before I turned off my TV totally disappointed. I learned that Amy Schumer’s female parts don’t smell very good,…

We’ve been at war for nearly six months and we’re taking causalities at an ever increasing rate. Our deadly, invisible enemy is everywhere and he’s gaining on us. This is not a turf war like the two World Wars or Korea but a war of attrition like Vietnam, so we’re using the body count method…

Mostly True Tales         These stories might better be called historical fiction because they are about real people and/or real events in history. Bob’s taken the liberty to tell a bit more about little-known people, interject himself into the lives of historical figures, and tell us about real events from the pens of…