Book Recommendations cover reveal Revealing Beth Revis’ Full Speed to a Crash Landing A sexy space heist from the author of the Across the Universe trilogy By Reactor | Published on March 5‚ 2024 icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed We’re thrilled to share the cover of Full Speed to a Crash Landing‚ a sexy space heist from author Beth Revis and the first in a trilogy of novellas—available on August 6‚ 2024 from DAW Books/Astra Publishing House. Ada Lamarr may have gotten to the spaceship wreck first‚ but looter’s rights won’t get her far when she’s got a hole in the side of her ship and her spacesuit is almost out of air. Fortunately for her‚ help arrives in the form of a government salvage crew—and while they reluctantly rescue her from certain death‚ they are not pleased to have an unexpected passenger along on their classified mission.But Ada doesn’t care—all that matters to her is enjoying their fine food and sweet‚ sweet oxygen—until Rian White‚ the government agent in charge‚ starts to suspect that there’s more to Ada than meets the eye. He’s not wrong—but he’s so pretty that Ada is perfectly happy to keep him paying attention to her—at least until she can complete the job she was sent to pull off. But as quick as Ada is‚ Rian might be quicker—and she may not be entirely sure who’s manipulating who until it’s too late…A phenomenally fun novella that kicks off a trilogy of sexy space heists and romantic tension‚ Full Speed to a Crash Landing is packed with great characters and full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the end. Buy the Book Full Speed to a Crash Landing Beth Revis Buy Book icon-close Full Speed to a Crash Landing Beth Revis Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget Cover art &; design by Adam Auerbach Cover art &; design by Adam Auerbach Cover art &; design by Adam Auerbach * * * Beth Revis is the author of more than a dozen novels available in more than twenty languages. She’s most well known for her science fiction Across the Universe trilogy‚ Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel‚ and the co-written romantasy Night of the Witch. A native of North Carolina‚ Beth lives in a rural corner of the state with her son‚ husband‚ and a dog. The post Revealing Beth Revis’ <;i>;Full Speed to a Crash Landing<;/i>; appeared first on Reactor.

Blog Fantasy Crashing Dunes and Wandering Winds: 5 of the Best Fantasy Deserts By Moses Ose Utomi | Published on March 5‚ 2024 Photo by Martino Pietropoli [via Unsplash] icon-comment 0 Share New Share Twitter Facebook Pinterest RSS Feed Photo by Martino Pietropoli [via Unsplash] I’m a child of the desert. That sounds dramatic‚ and dare I say alluring‚ but it really just means that I grew up in Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ which is located in the Mojave Desert. As a city known more for gambling than its biome‚ Las Vegas may not be the sexiest of deserts‚ especially when it comes to the crashing dunes and silk-clad nomads that populate the deserts of our collective imagination. But growing up there imparts many of the same experiences of those who grew up in other deserts. I know well the sound of wandering winds across untamed sand‚ and the relentless gaze of the summer sun. I learned young that nights are dark concerts for the howls of coyotes‚ and that water is akin to a grad student’s bank balance—an ever-decreasing quantity. So inspired I am by the dust bowl of my youth that I made my SFF debut with The Lies of the Ajungo‚ a fable about a boy who must wander an endless desert in search of water‚ lest he and his city continue to suffer at the merciless hands of the oppressive Ajungo Empire. It’s the first book of The Forever Desert trilogy (the second one—The Truth of the Aleke—comes out March 5th)‚ and the series represents my love letter to not just the desert of my own youth‚ but the deserts I’ve since traveled to and the deserts I grew up hearing and reading stories about. In that vein‚ I’m listing below 5 of my favorite fantasy deserts‚ and I’ll be rating them based on how well they meet a metric I am call Desertudity. Desertudity is the collection of traits that I consider to be essential characteristics of a desert: vastness‚ mysteriousness‚ and hotness. Vastness refers to the size—deserts only get better the bigger they are‚ or the more successfully they can induce the illusion of largeness. Mysteriousness refers to the sense of mystery it evokes—deserts thrive on the unknown and the sense that if you wander its body long enough you can run into things you never imagined possible. Lastly‚ Hotness refers to heat—no tundras on this list. Let’s get to it! Dune by Frank Herbert Making this list without mentioning the desert planet of Arrakis would immediately eviscerate my credibility in the eyes of many SFF fans‚ so let’s just get it out of the way early. Frank Herbert’s magnum opus contains perhaps the quintessential SFF desert. Inspired by his local Oregon Dunes and drawing on the imagery and cultures of various desert peoples around the world (though perhaps most notably Bedouin tribes of the Arabian Peninsula)‚ Herbert’s desert fulfills all three of the measures of Desertudity. There’s really not much to say here that hasn’t been said‚ so go read (or watch‚ or play) Dune. DesertudityVastness: 5Mysteriousness: 4Hotness: 4Bonus: Sand worms Holes by Louis Sachar As a Millennial‚ Dune predates my formative years. Instead‚ it was Louis Sachar’s Holes that first showed me what a desert can look like in book form. Camp Green Lake keeps up the desert tradition of being a place of oppression‚ home to a band of juvenile inmates who are forced to dig—you guessed it—holes into the hard-packed sand. Though not as large as the other deserts on this list‚ its memorable history lends it an air of mystery. However‚ the heat of Camp Green Lake is perhaps the story’s cruelest villain‚ bearing down on the cast in nearly every scene and being the direct cause of some of the story’s most compelling moments. Desertudity ScoresVastness: 3Mysteriousness: 4Hotness: 5Bonus: Onions The Unbroken by C. L. Clark When I refer to the “Hotness” of a desert‚ I’m typically referring to climate—the sun‚ the dry heat‚ that sort of stuff. When it comes to C. L.  Clark’s vaunted debut The Unbroken‚ though‚ most fans like it for a different kind of—ahem—Hotness. The romance between hotheaded soldier Touraine (whose arms alone bump up the hotness score by a point) and calculating Princess Luca forms the heart of Clark’s story of empire and love and the relationship between them‚ but equally important is the brutal‚ relentlessly cruel world‚ an ambiance enhanced by the North African-inspired desert setting. The desert is a raw and open place‚ one in which all things will eventually be laid bare beneath the sun—even secrets of the heart. Clark’s desert understands and demands that fact. Desertudity ScoresVastness: 5Mysteriousness: 4Hotness: 4Bonus: Well-sculpted arms The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor In Binti‚ we don’t spend much time in Binti’s desert home among the Himba people‚ but luckily we get to see more of the desert in its sequels Binti: Home and Binti: The Night Masquerade. Here‚ we see a desert full of life and the complications that accompany it. The Himba are both the victims and perpetrators of discrimination‚ which is just part of the complex tapestry that is the desert’s history. Part of the magic of deserts lies in their mystery—in the sense that shoveling up any bit of it could unearth life-changing secrets‚ and Nnedi Okorafor’s is a masterclass in that. Desertudity ScoresVastness: 4Mysteriousness: 5Hotness: 4Bonus: Rites of passages Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed Way back in the year 2012‚ when Throne of the Crescent Moon came out‚ diversity in fantasy fiction wasn’t where it is now. As such‚ a desert fantasy based on Arab culture and mythology that was written by a writer of Arab ancestry was beyond a breath of fresh air. Not only does Throne of the Crescent Moon present an intimate yet swashbuckling adventure story‚ it takes you on a journey across a vast desert world‚ told through the eyes of an aged ghul-hunter who feels every degree of the desert’s heat. Throw in a politically convoluted desert city and a tribeswoman who can take the form of a lioness and you’ve got one of the best fantastical deserts in recent memory. Desertudity ScoresVastness: 5Mysteriousness: 4Hotness: 4Bonus: Shapeshifting [end-mark] Buy the Book The Truth of the Aleke Moses Ose Utomi Book 2 of The Forever Desert Buy Book icon-close The Truth of the Aleke Moses Ose Utomi Book 2 of The Forever Desert Book 2 of The Forever Desert Buy this book from: AmazonBarnes and NobleiBooksIndieBoundTarget The post Crashing Dunes and Wandering Winds: 5 of the Best Fantasy Deserts appeared first on Reactor.

Searching for Summon Crystals in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is essential as it can weaken a specific enemy in the combat simulator. This guide covers all Kujata Summon Crystal locations so you can have a better chance in the battle against it. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: All Kujata Summon Crystal locations Players can find all the Kujata Summon Crystals when they reach the Gongaga region in FF7 Rebirth. It’s also essential to unlock the Chocobo of the region‚ or else you won’t be able to access the locations of the crystals. Kujata Summon Crystal #1 Screenshot: PC Invasion The first Kujata Summon Crystal is located southwest of the Rugged Shoals of Corel Shore‚ where players first enter the Gongaga region. Make your way to my waypoint shown in the image‚ and you’ll eventually encounter a rope hanging down next to a waterfall (red arrow below). Climb the rope and continue forward to access the Summon Crystal. Screenshot: PC Invasion Analyze sequence: tri...

Soon‚ I really can’t go back. Growing up in a suburb of San Francisco‚ I loved visiting the city‚ being whirled into a world of noise and excitement. Over the years‚ I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge‚ explored Chinatown‚ prayed at Mission Dolores‚ heard music at Davies Symphony Hall‚ and rode a trolley up and down the hilly streets. I meandered around the Sutro Bath Ruins‚ stared at the safety pin “art” sculpture at the DeYoung Museum‚ and appreciated the whimsy of the street artists‚ most notably the “Bush Man‚” who costumed himself as a bush near Pier 39 and startled unsuspecting tourists. But what brought me the most to San Francisco over the years was the shopping‚ the chance to peruse a dizzying variety of clothes and other items. We’d board BART‚ the local metro train‚ and be whisked down the tunnel under the Bay. We’d emerge at the Powell Street Station‚ and walk a few steps into the huge mall‚ where stores clustered around a giant open atrium‚ escalators ribboning around the circular gap. Sometimes we’d go straight up to Nordstrom‚ which owned the top several stories of the mall. Other times‚ we’d wander out‚ see the trolley stop by the Gap‚ and walk a few streets up‚ sometimes with a quick stop at H&;M‚ to the Union Square Macy’s‚ which occupied an entire block. We’d meander through the huge floors of clothing‚ purses‚ and china‚ sometimes stopping for a coffee at the Starbucks that overlooked Union Square or for dessert at the rooftop Cheesecake Factory. Soon‚ only the trolley will be left. Nordstrom shuttered in August‚ transforming the top half of the mall into a ghost town. Gap and H&;M both closed in recent years. Nor are they outliers: Out of the 203 stores operating in Union Square in 2019‚ only 107 remained as of May‚ reported the San Francisco Standard. Just last week‚ Macy’s announced it plans to close its iconic location on Union Square‚ where it’s been since 1947. For years‚ Bay Area residents have flocked to the Macy’s in Union Square‚ pictured Nov. 9‚ 2023‚ for Christmas shopping. (Photo: Kimberly White/Getty Images for Macy’s Inc.) What has happened to the downtown of one of the most beautiful cities in America? Well‚ the pandemic happened—and according to reports‚ foot traffic in the area has never really recovered. But more glaringly‚ crime happened. No‚ Union Square has never been‚ at least in my memory‚ a place you could mistake for Disneyland. But it was only in the 2020s that you heard regular stories of shoplifting‚ of an employee facing a machete-wielding man‚ of a mob bursting into luxury shop Louis Vuitton and grabbing goods‚ and of a car purposefully driving into Dior and thieves snatching items valued at $275‚000. Unsurprisingly‚ San Francisco Mayor London Breed‚ no disinterested party‚ pushed back on the idea that crime contributed to the decision by Macy’s‚ telling the San Francisco ABC affiliate that there had been a “significant decline in crime” between Nov. 20 and the end of the year. (Macy’s executives haven’t attributed the decision‚ which comes amid the closings of 150 Macy’s locations‚ to crime.) San Francisco put a heavy police presence in Union Square at the end of 2023 during holiday shopping. But crime seems to be increasingly on San Franciscans’ minds. That’s not surprising‚ as residents have had to endure not one‚ but two pro-criminal George Soros prosecutors as district attorney: George Gascon from 2011 to 2019 and Chesa Boudin from 2020 to 2022. Crime got so bad in 2022 that the progressives in the city recalled Boudin from office.  In a 2023 survey conducted by the city‚ residents gave San Francisco the lowest safety rankings since 2002. Only about a third of San Franciscans said they felt safe walking at night‚ a sharp drop from 2019‚ when over half said they did. On Tuesday‚ locals will vote on two measures related to policing—one that would increase the mandatory number of police and possibly impose a new tax‚ and another that would increase the city’s ability to use surveillance to catch criminals.   But even if there’s been a recent improvement‚ the entire Union Square area‚ once a shopping mecca‚ has been plagued by crime in recent years.   At the Ted Baker designer clothing store in Westfield San Francisco Centre‚ the same center Nordstrom was in‚ “employees locked the doors and someone banged on them‚ ‘threatening to bring a gun to shoot everyone‚ and telling our team that they will wait for them and rape them on their way home‚’” reported the San Francisco Chronicle in 2023‚ quoting an email from a Ted Baker executive. Westfield San Francisco Centre sits nearly empty on June 14‚ 2023. Westfield Group‚ which owns the shopping mall at 865 Market St.‚ stopped making payments on a $558 million loan weeks after anchor tenant Nordstrom announced it would pull out. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) The parent company of American Eagle‚ a teen clothing chain with a location in that same shopping mall‚ is now suing the owner‚ Westfield Group. The legal complaint states that “between May of 2022 and May of 2023‚ American Eagle employees reported over 100 significant security incidents‚ which include incidents of violence‚ aggressive guests‚ and thefts.” “On multiple occasions‚ patrons have brandished firearms while verbally assaulting the store’s employees‚” the complaint‚ as reported by SF Gate‚ continues. “American Eagle employees have suffered multiple physical attacks and assaults. In one instance‚ a patron even threatened American Eagle staff with a machete.” Jeffrey’s Toys‚ a small business in the Union Square area‚ also recently announced it was closing. The reasons for the demise of the family-owned store‚ an inspiration for Pixar’s “Toy Story” movies‚ were multiple‚ but among them were “the perils and violence of the downtown environment‚” according to Ken Sterling‚ a lawyer representing the owners‚ the Luhn family. Matthew Luhn‚ one of the owners‚ acknowledged in a December interview he had had to call out shoplifters in front of his daughters. One of his employees‚ who had worked there five years‚ quit after she was “pushed … against one of the store’s walls and [an intruder] tried to stab her‚” reports SF Gate. Macy’s was hardly immune from crime. Employee Steve Dalisay estimated to the San Francisco Standard that he sees four blazers‚ 10 wallets‚ and 20 briefs stolen a day. Another employee told the San Francisco news outlet that theft at this Macy’s was in the millions. Drug users and teens targeted the store for theft‚ one employee claimed. Restaurateur Andy Yang raps about his city’s decline in “San Francisco Our Home.” (Photo: ZHONG.TV YouTube channel) Nor is it just the downtown affected. “Yo‚ this is the owner of Kung Food Restaurant/After I got broken into seven times … I ain’t got no choice but to record this diss track‚” raps Andy Yang in a December video‚ which has racked up 68‚000 YouTube views as well as attention from local news. His restaurant‚ near Alamo Square‚ is a couple of miles from Macy’s. “I’m just a man trying to provide for my son and my daughter/In the city without law and order‚” raps Yang‚ who goes by the moniker Chino Yang for the video. Last July‚ local ABC affiliate reporter Luz Pena visited a Walgreens drug store in the Richmond district of San Francisco. “Within the first hour of being at Walgreens on Geary Boulevard at 17th Avenue in San Francisco‚ we witnessed multiple shoplifters‚” she wrote. So bad was shoplifting that the store strung chains across the doors of freezers to secure them. (Customers could press a button for an employee to liberate their frozen food.)  A chain with padlocks secures freezer doors at a Walgreens store on July 18‚ 2023‚ in San Francisco. The Walgreens store has locked its freezers with chains and padlocks to thwart shoplifters who steal frozen pizzas and ice cream. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) City officials have pushed back against the narrative that San Francisco is a crime-ridden hellhole. But locals aren’t stupid. During George Gascon’s tenure as district attorney‚ rapes‚ aggravated assaults‚ and other violent crimes exploded‚ as detailed in the book “Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers Are Destroying America’s Communities.” The authors‚ my Heritage Foundation colleagues Cully Stimson and Zack Smith‚ report that in the five years before Gascon took office‚ there was an average of 151 rapes per year. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) In Gascon’s final five years‚ there was a shockingly high average of 346 rapes per year‚ despite the fact that crime rates across the country had been dramatically falling.  Similarly‚ in the five years before Gascon took office‚ an average of 2‚384 aggravated assaults occurred per year.  In his last five years‚ the average jumped to 2‚614 such assaults per year.  Chesa Boudin doubled down on pro-crime policies when he became the city’s district attorney.  Thefts from vehicles exploded‚ rising 39% from 2020 to the end of 2021‚ and rising the same amount the next year. That’s because Boudin‚ like other rogue prosecutors‚ decided not to prosecute such “quality of life” crimes.  Smash-and-grab thefts exploded also across the city because Boudin decided not to prosecute anyone for theft under $950 per incident. Predictably‚ the result was open season on retail stores for brazen thieves.  San Franciscans have had to endure 11 years of pro-crime‚ anti-citizen district attorneys. This has created a culture of violence and indifference to violence. But it hasn’t stopped Breed‚ a Democrat‚ from trying to spin the narrative as mayor.  A January press release from the mayor’s office boasted‚ “In 2023‚ overall crime was at its lowest point in the last ten years‚ other than” in 2020. It noted that in the fourth quarter of 2023‚ “property crimes dropped 34% compared to the same time period in 2022.” The press release also cited a study from the Council on Criminal Justice (funded‚ in part‚ by none other than George Soros‚ the Hungarian billionaire known for advocating soft-on-crime policies)‚ which found that “[a]fter a large spike from September 2021 to April 2022‚ San Francisco returned to pre-pandemic levels” for shoplifting rates. The study presented San Francisco as in the middle of the pack among American cities when it comes to shoplifting rates. Yet the horror stories keep happening. Just a few weeks ago‚ Cow Hollow business Fredericksen Hardware decided to test a new method to deter shoplifting: asking would-be shoppers to wait until an employee is available to personally escort them through the store. Store manager Sam Black told the San Francisco Standard that he was dealing with the theft of six pans a week. “Staff now bolt just one pan into the wall for display purposes and keep the rest of the stock hidden away‚” reported the Standard. Is this how we want small businesses to function? Is this how we think we should shop—asking employees to spring open chains securing doors and being escorted around with an employee/security guard when we want to browse? Of course not. Yes‚ no city stays great by staying stagnant. But what’s happening to Union Square and San Francisco’s larger shopping district isn’t healthy churn as some businesses thrive and some fail‚ as consumers’ interest waxes and wanes. This isn’t normal change; it’s the end of an era. Perhaps San Francisco will police aggressively again‚ and new businesses will dare to try setting up in Union Square‚ owners hoping they’ll never have to console an employee who is held up at knifepoint. Perhaps San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins‚ who seems committed to enforcing the law and cleaning up the mess left by Gascon and Boudin‚ will be successful. But she can’t change overnight the culture the two elected prosecutors‚ and the San Francisco City Council‚ created over the past decade.  This purge never needed to happen. There was no reason San Francisco’s downtown‚ just like others across the nation‚ couldn’t have had a gradual evolution‚ one that allowed me someday to see and point out some of my childhood favorite places as I took the next generation shopping. There was no reason crime had to happen‚ no reason that justifies the terror that ill-paid retail employees have been put through by violent and/or horrifically mentally ill thugs. This was preventable. But now‚ it’s too late. Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post The Preventable Downfall of San Francisco appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Center stage in a northern Colorado museum is an unmistakable symbol of the West. Faint lettering on the driver’s box of the historic stagecoach reads U.S. Mail‚ attesting to its original purpose‚ while covering nearly every square inch of its woodwork are scrawled signatures‚ hinting at its raucous second career in Wild West shows. Among the signatures is that of down-home humorist Will Rogers. While it can prove challenging to chisel facts from Western lore‚ this coach and its storied past endures‚ thanks to Frank C. Miller Jr. The sharpshooter turned Wild West showman once described how he acquired the coach: “In the late ’80s and ’90s it was on the ‘Bill’ show (meaning the Buffalo Bill circus) on his many tours‚ but as it became so old that it would not stand up under the hard knocks required of ‘Indian holdups‚’ it was traded for a more modern model. I fought hundreds of Indian battles from the top of the coach myself on the shows. European royalty rode in the coach‚ as well as Teddy Roosevelt and President [William Howard] Taft‚ and I believe you will still find Will Rogers’ name written on the back.…When the new coach was put into use‚ I bought the old coach from Cody and sent it home and have owned it ever since.” Built in 1874 by the Abbot-Downing Co. of Concord‚ N.H.‚ the light coach is more correctly called a mud wagon. A basic‚ unglamorous conveyance‚ it was made to transport passengers and mail over rough-hewn trails. Given the lack of a paper trail tying the wagon to either Miller or Cody‚ it is difficult to verify Frank’s story. He may have glossed over the facts‚ but a kernel or two of truth remains. A renowned marksman‚ trick shooter and roper‚ Miller claimed to have toured with Cody in Europe‚ though which tour is unknown. As he was 40 years younger than Buffalo Bill‚ Frank probably would have been too young to join any but one of Cody’s last European tours‚ between 1902 and ’06. The mud wagon would have been retired by that time‚ as period advertising featured the Wild West’s more elegant Concord stage‚ with its higher profile and oval body. Dubbed the “Deadwood Stagecoach‚” the latter is on exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody‚ Wyo. Franklin Carl Miller Jr. was the third of four children born to immigrant parents. His Danish father and Swedish mother had independently followed the promise of gold to the north-central Colorado mining settlement of Black Hawk‚ where they married in 1876‚ later moving to the growing frontier town of Fort Collins‚ where Frank was born on May 11‚ 1886. The Millers prospered‚ running a saloon‚ a mercantile store and‚ later‚ a garage. Taking a page from Cody‚ showman Frank became a skilled self-promoter. Local newspapers are peppered with notices of his performances‚ dinner guests and encounters with notable figures‚ including a visit to Cody’s foster son‚ Johnny Baker. Miller worked for Zack Mulhall’s Wild West show and headlined with the Irwin Brothers’ Cheyenne Frontier Days Wild West‚ which billed him as the “Most Marvelous Marksman in the United States.” When that show closed in 1917‚ Frank bought a ranch northwest of Fort Collins and married Florence “Peggy” Leedle‚ a gal who loved the spotlight as much as he did. She performed on horseback‚ crooning songs‚ and they adopted a son‚ Franklin‚ who went by “Teddy.” Naming their spread Trail’s End‚ the Millers developed it into a dude ranch‚ offering fishing‚ Western entertainment and a menagerie of trained wild animals‚ including bears and wolves. Newspapers announced regular visits from such celebrities as humorist Rogers‚ circus performer and actor Fred Stone‚ sharpshooter Captain A.H. Hardy and novelist Rex Beach. Miller held performances both on the ranch and in neighboring towns. Central to his show was the mud wagon‚ which he rode in parades and holdup re-enactments. When the wagon deteriorated‚ he had it loaded onto a flatbed trailer and performed from atop that. Just when his show seemed to peak‚ Miller’s life went into a tailspin. First‚ wife Peggy left him. Next‚ at the tail end of the Great Depression‚ he lost Trail’s End to bankruptcy. Finally‚ the unthinkable happened. In 1946 son Teddy‚ who’d joined the Army‚ was killed in a motor pool fire while stationed in occupied Berlin. He was 19. It was at that low point the mud wagon‚ among Teddy’s favorite family keepsakes‚ took on new meaning. As a memorial to his son and the six other soldiers killed in the fire‚ a grief-stricken Miller presented the coach to the city. It was initially housed in a small purpose-built brick building with a viewing window. Today Miller’s mud wagon graces Fort Collins’ Museum of Discovery. Though the coach lacks a paper trail connecting it to either Frank or Buffalo Bill Cody‚ it does boast dozens of signatures from visitors to the Millers’ Trail’s End Ranch‚ show performers and‚ reportedly‚ humorist Will Rogers. After adopted son Teddy and six fellow soldiers died in an overseas accident in 1946‚ Miller donated the coach to the city in their memory. Today‚ most of the 150-plus visible signatures on the coach are difficult to read or trace‚ and many bearing earlier dates are questionable. While there is no way to verify the validity of Rogers’ signature on the upper left rear panel‚ neither can it be discounted. Miller and the humorist certainly knew each other. Most other signatures appear to be those of tourists or perhaps Trail’s End visitors or show hands. Most date from between the 1910s and ’40s and represent citizens of states across the West and Midwest. Miller lived out his life in Fort Collins’ Linden Hotel‚ across the street from the red sandstone building that once housed the family saloon and store. In exchange for his room and board he painted Western scenes and visited schools‚ regaling young listeners with stories of the Old West and his encounters with Cody and Rogers. On Nov. 21‚ 1953‚ Miller‚ 67‚ died of a heart attack. In the mid-1990s Miller’s memorial mud wagon underwent conservation. It has since been housed at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery‚ where it symbolizes the many facets of the Old West. With its ties to mail and passenger service‚ Wild West performances‚ and perhaps even showman Cody and humorist Rogers‚ the mud wagon has gained the celebrity Miller had long envisioned.  This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of Wild West magazine.

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