Deanna Dickinson McCall has cows, horses and a love of the land bred into her, coming from a family that began ranching in Texas in the 1840s. She has ranched in several western states, including twenty-five years spent raising her family on a remote Nevada ranch without phones or electricity. Riding on her own ranches, riding for day wages, receiving cattle at sale yards, and selling feed and vet supplies have given her fodder for her been-there, done-that stories and poetry. She and her husband and son ranch in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico. "[Deanna Dickinson McCall's] wisdom is hard-earned; her stories are not about the 'romance of Western life.' Characters know heat and hurt, cold and loss, danger, heartbreak and toil. But, like the writer, they don't know 'can't.' Perseverance is required for survival. When there is humor, it is wry, ironic, a way of coping with ever-present challenges of ranching life." - Margo Metegrano, Center for Western & Cowboy Poetry

Mustang Spring: Stories & Poems

Literature & Fiction

McCall, Deanna Dickinson

Poetry

The Frontier Project Inc.

They say write what you know. Deanna Dickinson McCall has lived every bit of the cowboy life and it shows in her poetry. She captures the stark images, the danger, the merriment and the love without frills or flowery words … just the unvarnished truth. If ever there was a perfect pairing, it’s Deanna’s poetry with JaNeil Anderson’s artwork. The result is a wonderful blend of words and pictures that put you right there with the people, in their environments. What a wonderful project! - Jim Jones, Spur Award Winner

Split Reins: Poetry by Deanna Dickinson McCall/Artwork by JaNeil Anderson

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Rough Patches II

Genre Fiction

This cookbook was assembled to share the culture of ranch cooking. We hope it appeals to everyone, from someone in New York City to the ranch cook in the middle of nowhere, from the accomplished chef to the beginning cook. Cowboy cuisine or cooking has come a long way from what most folks perceived as bacon, beef, beans, and biscuits. Chefs like Grady Spears and others brought the western table to levels equal to that of fine American and European dining. Like the ranches and cattle people from which the dishes come, it is honest, natural, and real food.

Cowboy Cuisine: Beyond Biscuits & Beans

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Gardella, Gay

Baking

Deanna Dickinson McCall

"Taut and terse with a lot going on under the surface, just like the Okies' daughters."Andy Wilkinson"A captivating read! McCall follows the lives of five daughters born in California, the second generation after their families' migration from the Dust Bowl. With an exceptional eye for detail, McCall's unique style is delightfully descriptive, often utilizing a pleasing vernacular of a time gone by. Refreshingly woven throughout is McCall's common sense laced with basic rural values as her friends assimilate to the fast-paced life of The Promised Land."John DofflemyerVirginia is invited via social media to her 45th high school reunion back in her hometown in Northern California. After seeing the old photos of childhood friends Gail, Suzy, Peggy, Lori, and Donna, she decides to go back, to reconnect with her hometown and face some painful memories.Five girls face many trials, even death, but eventually, come to realize the culture and values taught to them by their Okie upbringing have made a bond that will never be broken. Despite decades, distances and circumstances they remain true to each other. This is the story of the California Okies' continuing legacy.

The Okies' Daughters

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