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Ray Humphreys
A fast-moving storyteller of the pulp era, Ray Humphreys brought the American West to life with colorful characters, sharp humor, and plenty of action. His work appeared in popular magazines including Western Story and Blue Book.
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The old "yaller" shirt
by Ray Humphreys
Some town
by Ray Humphreys
About the author
Ray Humphreys (1893–1973) was an American fiction writer best known for western and adventure stories published in early twentieth-century pulp magazines. Project Gutenberg credits him with works including A Minute to Think, originally published in Western Story Magazine in 1927, as well as One Jump Ahead, Fools and Mules, and A Knife in Time.
His stories often centered on frontier life, stagecoaches, mules, lawmen, and hard-driving action. Characters such as Deputy Sheriff Shorty McKay appeared in recurring western adventures, giving Humphreys’ work a lively, humorous tone alongside its suspense and action.