The Legend of The White Buffalo

 October 23, 2025

   There is a Native American belief that if you see a white buffalo, it means good things are coming your way. Well, look what I saw this morning on my walk with Uno:

An entire family of White Buffalo

looking at me as if to say,

"Duh. What did you think would happen?"

   Not that I'm counting my buffalo before they hatch, but it seems fair to say, based on the sighting, I will be getting four times as much of a good thing?

   Well, one of them just landed in my front yard this morning. A box of the new issue!

The Nov-Dec issue of True West is landing in mailboxes across this fine nation. Expect yours in the next 48 hours if you are a subscriber.

   Okay, that is one, what else you got, White Buff Fam? Okay, now that I think about it, another fine thing that has come my way is a visit tomorrow from this fair lass.

My daughter Deena forty-some years ago.

   She is flying in from Seattle with her daughter, Frances.

Frances B es mucho groovy

   They are coming to town to join me as I will be inducted into the Arizona Historymakers in about 48 hours. I think this is exactly what those white buffalo were trying to tell me. Get ready for a true honor and a splendid crew to celebrate it with.

From Dust to Dust

The dust came in thick and heavy, obliterating the entire area. Still, I could see a face that no one else could see. Was I crazy?

Daily Whip Out:

"The Face No One Else Could See"

   Of course, I have always seen things no one else would admit to seeing, like this:

Daily Whip Out: "Not Fade Away"

(every face fades until only the stories remain)

   And, I have to agree with Stuart Rosebrook who said, "People would be surprised at how few people make True West magazine happen." Yes, and here they are:

Robert Ray, Dan Harshberger, Ken Amorosano, Lucinda Amorosano, Rebecca Edwards, Beth Devany, Sheri Jenson and Jana Earp.

   Of course, there are a couple dozen others who are contributing editors, mapmakers or contributing writers but the hardcore, day-to-day development of each issue from copy to graphics to page numbers and photo credits belongs to the names on the above list. Indeed, it is a very small group who have made it happen every day of every month since 1999. And, for that, I thank the white buffalo and every lucky star that hangs in the sky from here to Uranus. Oh, and one more lucky star—white buffalo blessing:

There are no surviving photos

of me wearing these shorts!

"We can thank our lucky stars when once in a blue moon we find rare and kindred souls along the pathways of our lives."

—Laurel Burch