Steve Ramirez
Steve Ramirez is a writer, educator, master naturalist, philosopher, and outdoor adventurer who lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country. He has lived in and traveled across four continents chronicling the unique historical landscapes, human cultures, and natural worlds that are in danger of vanishing. Steve’s stories have been published in various magazines and journals, including but not limited to: Trout, Under Wild Skies, Explore, Texas Sporting Journal, Texas Trophy Hunters, The Houston Literary Review, Cutthroat: Journal of the Arts, and The Pecan Grove Review. He is an avid fly-fisher, hiker, naturalist, hunter, and outdoor educator who lives in a house in the hills, surrounded by trees. He lives in Boerne, TX. Follow him at SteveRamirezAuthor.com.
Author Articles
Book Excerpt: Casting Homeward
Be brave and walk through the country of your own wild heart. Be gentle and know you know nothing. Be still. Listen. Keep walking. —Mirabai Starr I once met a man called “Musky Jesus.” That wasn’t his real name of course, but it might be a more accurate description of this quiet young man than the name he was given—Gabe. He got that nickname from...
Book Excerpt: "Casting Seaward"
We tried a bit of sight fishing along a crescent shaped flat, but we saw only one striped bass and I cast to it, saw it follow, saw it eat the fly and was so mesmerized that I failed to set the hook before it spit the fly and turned away in disgust. So much for redemption. It’s okay. Everything in life is practice. We live, learn, laugh, adapt, and move...
"Joshua Creek"
The morning was cool, damp, and not yet fully awake as I stepped up to the river. A slight fog held just above the water. The grass bent soft and wet beneath my footsteps, and the gray-skinned, ancient cypress trees stood there watching, waiting for something to happen. I stood there, too, my fly rod in hand, watching, waiting for something to happen—and...
