Growing up in the “age of westerns,” somehow the genre roped Maureen's heart and never let loose.   There was just something about the “code of the west” and the cowboys that followed it that struck a deep resonant chord.  These many years later, finding a new regularly scheduled western on TV is basically a non-happening, and the occasional great movie westerns come few and far between.  But in published form, sagebrush sagas flourish, and to Maureen’s delight she found that some of her favorite old TV western series really never ended – they just switched to print and moved to the internet!  A “fan fiction” writer before the term even existed, Maureen rediscovered Lancer on the web and decided to jump back in the saddle and share the trail.  In westerns, there’s good guys and there’s bad guys – and then there’s wonderfully confused Johnny Madrid Lancer, who offers a delightful fusion of them both.  It’s the richness of that character that keeps her coming back to Lancer for more, both to read and to write.  Maureen is having a good time exploring the intricacies of our handsome cynical blue-eyed cowboy, and has been happy to find that she’s not alone.  To all the cowgirls bellying up to the bar with her, she says, “Whooee!  Pass the tequila, an’ let ‘er buck!”

Zine contributions:

Vested Interest : The Great Room Bookshelf, Vol. III

Little Things : The Great Room Bookshelf, Vol. II

The Right Track : Homecoming 2005 Lancer Convention Souvenir Fanzine

The Chuckwagon - Hardtack Recipe : Homecoming 2005 Lancer Convention Souvenir Fanzine

Riches Repaid : The Great Room Bookshelf, Vol. 1