A writer needs readers…Who better to vet this story than my rancher cousin, Gus! Favorite genre? Horror. Favorite author? Stephen King. A growing up story set in Big Bend might not really be his thing…Nevertheless, he’s agreed to be a beta reader.Gus has…
I’m keeping a journal. I started it March 9, the day the virus showed up in my town. Each day I jot the headlines from the news, and a bit about what we’re doing at home. Evenings, I check Johns Hopkins…
I’m still experimenting with blackout poetry. Here’s one I made from today’s newsfeed. ****************************** In these long, vacant hours, we will have to learn to sit with ourselves and discover glory and meaning in stillness. Or, at the very least,…
On March 9, Dallas County announced its first Covid-19 case. ********************* Old-timers often said, “God willing,” when they announced plans. “God willing, I’ll see you Sunday, friend,” or, ” God willing, we’ll pull through all right.” Words born of uncertain…
On March 9, Dallas County announced its first Covid-19 case. Every morning since, I wake up and think: “Ok…I feel fine. At least I know I was healthy as of 14 days ago!” Having a full pantry reminds me of…
Camped in The Chisos Basin on a very chilly night, we’d all settled down in our tents…and THIS scary noise started up. So dark, we couldn’t see anything except the glowing eyes. No idea what it was, just that it…
The bathers in the photo below are on the Texas side of The Rio Grande. That green grass right behind them is Mexico. The River is quite narrow in this spot…both physically and metaphorically. There has always, ALWAYS been commerce…
Everybody’s asking, “how’d it go in New York?” First answer: “It was AWESOME!” Second answer: “Let me explain…” You meet an agent who likes the beginning of your novel and the gist of your book synopsis… Awesome! You made somebody…
New York City. I’m with a handful of other writers from the SMU creative writing program. Our manuscripts have survived the every-other year judging that leads, for a lucky few, to a series of agent and editor meetings in New…
“Indian marker trees…were the first ‘road signs…’ Marker trees were bent to guide travelers to significant locations such as campsites, water sources, river crossings, and other important natural features.” – Carol Dawson with Roger Allen Polson, Miles and Miles of Texas…