Rex Olsen - Memoir, American West
Rex Olsen grew up on a remote Colorado cattle and horse ranch without in-door
plumbing, electricity, or telephone. He made his way to executive positions in
high tech industry and management consulting. However, he never lost his love
of the land. Olsen now writes to connect with readers, sharing what is
important to him through biography, fiction, and poetry. He is the author of
several books -
Finding Owl Canyon (2015),
Red Feather Road (2015) and
Medicine Point (2016) among them. His memoir
Fencing
Out Rain (2015), a book in which he describes growing up in the rural
western U.S., has won a major award in the Pacific Northwest Writers
Association 2009 writing contest. Olsen has also won awards for his short
stories and poetry.
