Mike Flanagan is the author of one play and four books including Out West, The Old West Day by Day, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Old West. The savvy veteran writer also has written more than 500 newspaper and magazine articles for diverse publications worldwide, including Newsday, Women's Day, Reader's Digest, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and Plane and Pilot. Flanagan credits his sense of time to a long career in radio both as a talk show host and producer of music programs in all formats. Flanagan spends his time in Denver, Colo.