Ellsworth, my faithful canine companion and I were up the canyon early in the morning, checking on the spring that fed the creek. Everything was fine as far as the eye could see. The creek ran past the cabin that my pa and I had built on the ranch three years before. As I reflected on why I had found myself in this predicament at all, Ellsworth began licking my head as persistently as he would slurp down salt pork. I tried to sit up and focus on the situation that had developed. Whatever had happened, it wasn't good.

Nicodemus Legend is an American author known for his vivid Westerns and genre-spanning storytelling. Drawing inspiration from frontier history, overlooked voices, and the hard moral landscapes of the American West, Legend crafts stories where grit, honor, and survival walk side by side.

As a Black writer in a genre long shaped by myth and omission, Nicodemus Legend brings depth and authenticity to characters often left out of traditional Western narratives?lawmen, drifters, homesteaders, soldiers, and outlaws whose stories deserve telling. His work blends historical realism with strong character focus, favoring clean, purposeful prose and enduring themes of justice, faith, and consequence.

Beyond Westerns, Legend explores other genres with the same steady hand, always grounding his stories in human struggle and quiet resilience. His writing reflects a belief that the past still speaks?and that every legend begins with a man willing to stand his ground.

Nicodemus Legend writes from the United States.