Kirk J. Austin

I like to think that my great-great-great-great-grandfather Bartolome Romero, was enjoying the first of many bowls of New Mexico red chile con carne on a cool fall evening in the year of 1609, North of Santa Fe, in the Mora Valley of New Mexico. My love for chile has 400-year-old roots that are deep part of my New Mexico heritage. This book is a short account of chile history, great chile debates and the red chile recipe I learned from my mother. My hope is that you will enjoy a bowl of red chile with your family soon and continue to enjoy red chile generations to come.

There are times when random thoughts come crashing into your mind. This book is a collection of thoughts that interupted a quiet mind during a swim, bike or run.

A kind hearted boy makes a tough decision to help a stray dog that has been hit by a car.