Mr. T. J. Rowdy

About the Author and His Books

Thomas J. Moore

aka T. J. Rowdy

Note: T. J. Rowdy (Mr. Moore) is not into social media, and has asked me to post his bio for him. I am Dale L. Cox, his editor, and I am authorized to post on his behalf.

When I was a boy, and was asked what do you want to be when you grow up? The most honest answer I could have given was: A grown up. When I was ten years old, I recited “The Night Before Christmas” in front of around two hundred people, and never missed a beat. Everyone applauded, and acted like I had done something special. I hadn't. I suppose I volunteered to do this in front of my Cub Scout pack, and all their parents, because I somehow knew that I could.

When I got older, it didn't take me very long to discover that I had a God given gift of a good memory. I could recall things that had happened years before, with almost perfect recollection. I could watch a cartoon on the television, a time, or two and POW! I found that with just a little bit of practice, I could, in fact, duplicate the voices of most of the cartoon characters nearly perfectly, and I still can. I can still recite Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” which I learned in four days, when I was in college.

I have been told by more people, than I can count that, “You should sell your songs and become rich.” I have, to date, written several dozen songs and poems, and if no one ever hears or reads them, it won't break my heart. It's just something I'm able to do. I have had several different jobs, in restaurants, construction, sales, and even shoveling manure. I always worked hard, and always felt that working hard, was what I was being paid to do. A lot of people say they'll WORK HARD, but not that many folks actually do. I used to tell my crew that it's not what you get for your work, but what you get from it, i.e., a job well done.

I have lived long enough to know a few things about people, and the situations, they get into. Even though technology has changed the lives of many, people are still people, and the human condition has not really changed at all. People in the Wild West, back then, are the same kinds of people we have now, with the same pettiness, jealousies, and greed. But, with the advent of Radio, Television, and the Internet, now more than ever before, a chosen few get national or worldwide acclaim, for something they did.

The rapid spread of idolatry, is not to be believed. It's this man's opinion that if people would just learn to appreciate the things that they have, instead of things they don't have, or how come that person is famous, and I'm not, we'd all be better off in the long run. But, that's just my opinion and I think I'm still allowed to have one.

I had thought about writing a book about something, for years, but had decided I had a life to live, and if I lived that long, I could always do this when I was too old to do anything else. Well, I'm sixty-five now, and this is my first, and possibly, my only attempt.

I have always enjoyed a good western, whether or not this is one, remains to be seen, or should I say, read. I was recently told by my friend and editor, that because it contains over a hundred and seventy thousand words of fiction, it's actually a novel. Who knew? I wish I had learned to type; that would have come in quite handy.

My first novel Paradise Flats is a five hundred plus page saga about The Old West in the eighteen-hundreds. It is filled with lots of exciting western adventures. This novel is designed to entertain folks. It started out as a simple read, about The Old West, and just kind of mushroomed into the saga of Paradise Flats. Again, this is just a fictional account of a make believe place, with make believe people. Some of the stories are short and others much longer in duration. The paperback ISBN for Paradise Flats is 978-0-9968449-0-1. This book was my first attempt at writing anything, in the hopes, that perhaps it someday becomes a movie. I have tried to refrain from a lot of unnecessary vulgar language, and or repulsive wording. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy this book, and take it for what it is, a fictional account of The Old Wild West.

A Lone Kid from Texas is my second book. It is a western novel of the same period that is more focused on the personal character and strengths of a young cowboy, making his way in the Wild West. The Paperback ISBN is 978-0-99684901-8 and the Kindle ISBN is 978-0-996844-2-5.

Westward Struggles is my third novel, and it tells of the challenges and hardships that a wagon train might face on its journey west. In my research, I was able to find some of the real trails and towns on the original Oregon Trail. When writing, I try to put myself in the place and time I describe in the book, and tell others what I see. I describe how these people feel about a given circumstance, or happening. The ISBN for the paperback version is 978-9968449-3-2. The ISBN for the Kindle version is 978-0-9968449-4-9.

Chance Larkin - Bounty Hunter, is my fourth novel. It is also about The Old West. It brings some of the characters of my earlier books, together with some of the new characters of this novel. The ISBN for the paperback version is 978-0-9968449-5-6. The Kindle version ISBN is 978-0-9968449-6-3.

I would personally like to thank the readers of my novels for the five-star rating they have given to my writing. I am very pleased to receive this rating and want my readers to know that it is really appreciated. They are available from CreateSpace and Amazon Books. I think you will enjoy all of these books, and unless the good lord pulls my time card, I’ll keep on writing

Thomas J. Moore, aka T. J. Rowdy, Author