Kim McMahill

It’s been a weird year so far in the garden. We’ve had overnight lows dip to 36 degrees in June and quite a few daytime highs over a hundred. The garden has been a bit confused to say the least, but barring any more bizarre weather events, I think we’ll do okay. We’ve been eating a lot of salad greens. Many of the tomato, chili pepper, zucchini, and cucumber plants have small vegetables that need time to ripen. The corn is a little iffy, but we already have small heads of cabbage. Fortunately, it looks like we have tons of bees and other pollinators. If you’re a fellow gardener, I’d love to hear how the season has been elsewhere in Wyoming or other parts of the country.

My family always had horses. I learned to ride a horse before I learned to ride a bike. We participated in rodeo, and my dad’s idea of a family vacation was a pack trip into the mountains of Wyoming. I’ve included horses in a number of my novels, including each novel in  The Beartooth Chronicles . Every horse has its own personality, and it’s hard not to form a deep connection to the right horse. I’ve seen horses that seem to have a sense of humor, are grumpy, or that love attention. Most are loyal and strong, and I’ve encountered many who have so much heart that they would never give up, a trait which can’t help but inspire awe.   Horses play a practical role in the series. Not everyone is comfortable with the powerful animals, but those who are, depend on them often for survival. I hope you will join in the adventure starting with,  Refuge from the World (The Beartooth Chronicles, Book 1).  It is available in ebook and print from most major online booksellers. Orde...

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I grew up gardening. We grew, raised, or hunted nearly everything we ate. As an adult, I seldom lived where I had enough land to raise meat, but I’ve always found a way to garden. I’ve developed raised beds, used pots and small plots, and currently have a large enough garden to grow enough produce to eat fresh, freeze, can, dry, share with neighbors and friends, and make relish and sauerkraut. Not only do I prefer the flavor of home-grown produce and love the price, the act of gardening is one of my joys in life. Gardening is essential to the survival of Beartooth’s residents. I hope you will join in this epic dystopian adventure starting with, Refuge from the World (The Beartooth Chronicles, Book 1). It is available in ebook and print from most major online booksellers. Order your ebook from Amazon at https://amzn.to/3wwE9ZV or in paperback at https://amzn.to/49CiTki , or find buy links to other online booksellers in the Beartooth Chronicles’ page on this blog.     

Yippee! I finally have the glitches worked out of my newsletter, so if you’d like to receive my monthly newsletter via email, just sign up through the Newsletter Sign-up form located in the left sidebar of my blog if viewing on your computer or if viewing on your cell, click the three bars in the upper left and scroll down to locate the sign-up form.  I hope everyone’s summer is starting out with a bang. Rest, relax, explore, or pick-up a great read, but most importantly, enjoy! WRITING Above the Abyss (The Beartooth Chronicles, Book 2) , was released on June 18. If you haven’t read the first novel in the series, Refuge from the World, the ebook is currently on sale for just $2.99 from all of the usual online book sellers. Book three is currently going through its first round of edits and is on track for a fall 2024 release. Check The Beartooth Chronicles page on my blog for updated information on the series. WANDERINGS I finally got the opportunity to get out of town a...

A recent road trip began with an annual pilgrimage which happens to be the location for t he inspiration for my new dystopian series, The Beartooth Chronicles.  I try every year to drive this amazing highway straddling the Wyoming-Montana border. Currently, the road over Beartooth Pass is open from approximately Memorial Day to mid-October, depending on the amount of snow. This year it has been struggling to stay open with the onslaught of late-season snow storms. We managed to slip in between two such storms in June and were rewarded with amazing views and a look at the depth of the snow still lining the road.   View of Pilot Peak from Beartooth Pass.