Whited Out
“Whited out” used to describe using Liquid Paper to cover up or “white-out” a space on a story or piece you were writing on...
Stop at The Dock
Last year was something else. At the end of a long, hot summer, sisters Donna and Donya Craddock were dealt quite a blow: The...
Spying Recluse
When I popped into Cowtown’s newest bookstore a few weeks back, I found a new refuge. A literary refuge.
Located at 465 S. Main St.,...
Blackfeet Blood
Like most Americans around my age, I was introduced to the Blackfeet nation by the 1972 Robert Redford film Jeremiah Johnson. The only thing...
Shining a Light
You discover a sink full of teeth and realize the truth bites back.
You find yourself having to choose between safety alone or succumbing to...
In from the Cold
Ironic, but I picked up John A. Brock’s The Great Ice Cream War of Summer 2016 almost 60 years to the day that The New...
Holiday Book Guide
For us Black Friday holdouts and for the last-minute shoppers, choosing the right gift for the Holidays can be daunting as we draw closer...
Dark Tome
Early on in Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow’s Texas horror classic Near Dark (1987), a Winnebago speeds across a dusty Lone Star landscape. The dingy RV...
Take a Shelfie
For the most part, summer is a great time to catch up on reading. There’s no Game of Thrones or other bingeable TV or even...
Diverse, Death
I have lived on the Central Texas coast my entire life, and the horrors here are endless. From sightings of the infamous chupacabra to...
