The morning was cold and bleak with looming gray clouds hiding the sunrise, typical for Red Falls, Texas this time of year. January and February were the coldest months, though the cold sometimes lingered into March. Red Falls is situated along the Texas and Oklahoma borders. It is by no means a big city, yet it’s not a small town either. The population steadily grew over the years, and currently topped out at 125,000. The city bustled with several mom-and-pop businesses in the old town di...

Denice Tilley is an emerging author based in Wichita Falls, Texas-located approximately 130 miles northeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and just south of the Oklahoma border. Growing up as an only child in a military family, Denice developed a love for books as both a source of entertainment and imagination. Although writing had always been in the back of her mind, she didn't pursue it until the pandemic offered her the opportunity to explore her creativity.From 2021 to 2023...