Earning the Right to Wear Cowboy Boots

Henry B. Fox and the Madisonville Sidewalk Cattleman's Association

Those who make a living or at least supplement their income by writing, whether for newspapers, magazines, book publishers or online platforms, know what it’s like to face a blank page with a mind as equally absent of ideas. Of course, these days pages are digital, not paper, but coming up with an arrangement of interesting, clever words on dem…