Larry Bruce McGinnis (April 7, 1941 - April 5, 2014, Amarillo, TX), also known as L. B. McGinnis and Bruce McGinnis, was a writer, poet, and college professor. He was a professor of English at Amarillo College for 37 years. McGinnis was the author of four novels: The Fence (1979, ), Sweet Cane (1981, ), Reflections in Dark Glass: The Life and Times of John Wesley Hardin (1996, ), and Dog Dreams (2007); and a non-fiction book about a saddle maker, Schweitzer. McGinnis received the Amarillo College John F. Mead Faculty Excellence Award in 2000–2001. References External links 1941 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers