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Lyn DeNaeyer-Messersmith, Cowboy Writer
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Lyn DeNaeyer-Messersmith has fed a lot of hungry cowhands and been one
herself She is a third generation rancher in the Nebraska Sandhills,
a newspaper columnist, free lance writer, and member of the Nebraska
Humanities Council Speaker's Bureau. Lyn has one book of poetry titled,
Downwind From The Smoke and a cassette called Driftin'
Downwind. She and her trail partner, Deb Carpenter, recently released
The Heart's Compass, a CD and book produced by Andy Wilkinson,
which is based on diaries of pioneer women. They've presented programs
and writing workshops everywhere from a blacksmith shop to Elko Nevada.
Lyn says her writing is "Ground Tied," whether historical,
humorous or serious, it's always rooted in the land. She hasn't decided
what she'll be when she grows up, but is sure it'll come to her soon.
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