Charles Portis

Arkansas and the planet lost a tremendous wordsmith on March 8, when William Alvin Whitworth died in Conway. read more >

Ross Cranford likes to think his dad, Wayne Cranford, is “having a scotch and soda with Charles Portis somewhere.” read more >

Charles Portis, the Arkansan who quit “the best newspaper job in the world” to write novels, then found quick success with the hit western “True Grit,” died Monday in Little Rock. read more >

The U.S. Marshals Museum being built in Fort Smith has a number of goals, but perhaps the most important is its role in teaching the importance of the U.S. Constitution and the rule of law. read more >

Charles Portis, sometimes called America’s least-known great writer, represents a particularly brilliant Arkansas incarnation of Old Southwest Humor. read more >