While researching my own family tree, I teased my friend about her husband’s last name, Cogburn. Was he related to Deputy Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn, portrayed in the movie, True Grit, and played by John Wayne? “Oh, yes,” my friend assured me. “My husband was indeed related to the deputy marshal, but he was really a mean ol’ cuss, and not half as good as depicted in the movie.” We both lived just a few miles from Fort Smith, Arkansas where the story took place, so I never doubted her husband’s sincerity. Fascinated, I dug into his claim and found this: Arkansas native, Charles Portis, wrote the novel, True Grit, which was first published as a serialized story in the Saturday Evening Post in 1868. Good ol’ Rooster Cogburn really was a combination of several marshals that had served under the hanging judge, Judge Isaac Parker! Poor Vonda. Her husband isn’t truly related to the “famous” deputy marshal, but he’s a great teller of tall tales!
Farctured Frazzled Folk Fables and Fairy Farces, Part II satirizes popular children's stories into adult-oriented renditions. FFFF &FF, Part II is also available in Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble e-book formats.
A humorous look at the world and life through my eyes.
Follow the author and his wife, as they travel the world …. several times over.
Laugh at their funny stories, self-inflicted crazy events, strange observations, wacky zoo facts and snippets
