Hello, gentle readers!
In case you didn’t know, I love lawmen (all kinds),
but most especially, the sheriffs and marshals of the old west―the good
guys―but I’m not going to write about them today. Nope. Today, I’m going to
write about the bad guys―you know who I’m talking about―those men (and women)
you just love to hate (or hate to love). Books and movies (real life, too) are
full of those who think they are above the law, but what drives them? What
makes them think they can have something simply because they want it? What
makes them so…bad? Is it greed, one of the seven deadly sins? Envy? Pride?
Revenge? Something else?
History is rife with outlaws and their stories,
real and imagined. They are part of what made the old west so notorious. The Clantons
and McLaurys, famous for their gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona;
Billy the Kid, reputed to have killed eight men; Clay Allison, known for his
violent temper and unpredictable personality; killer-for-hire Tom Horn Jr; John Wesley Hardin; Jesse James; and the list
goes on. Books and movies sometimes tell us what drove them to do what they did
but will we ever really know the truth? And do you want to? I so prefer the
fictional to the true life villains!
Some bad guys don’t need a reason to do what they do….they simply like it (as long as they can get away with it). In my MacDermott Brothers saga (A Kiss in the
Shadows, A Kiss in the Morning Mist, and A Kiss in the Sunlight), the Logan Gang
was one of the most notorious outlaw gangs to ever ride. They were not only
driven by greed and envy, but I think they actually enjoyed robbing, rustling,
and killing.
Who are some of your favorite villains?
Until
next time, remember to spread kindness wherever you go.
Marie
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