Look and Listen

Biography

Julie Carter paints cowboy pictures with wit and words in her attempt to bring a unique point of view to cowboy life - be it cowgirl woes, cowboy behavior, rodeo adventures or simple essays about the nature of the enigma called "cowboy." From her ranch raising in the mountains of southern Colorado to her ranch living in New Mexico and hundreds of rodeo arenas in between, she writes with the intent to make you laugh, make you think or a little of both. Her stories are those she has experienced herself or as told to her by others. The lifestyle and experiences are not unique to her, but Julie writes as the voice of those that came before her and those that still live down dirt roads far behind the cattle guard. Julie is a fulltime staff writer for the Ruidoso News in Lincoln County, New Mexico and writes a weekly syndicated column, Cowgirl Sass and Savvy.

Inspiration

The real West is seldom put before the American public in it's raw form. It has been relegated to fancy slick magazines selling Santa Fe-style clothing, jewelry and real estate. As a product of the true West, I know there are stories to be told that mark the progress of this country from its very roots. The tough, resilient people who continue to produce from the land not just a lifestyle, but the food we put on our table. Their stories need told but with the humor they are lived.