Bad Air Day
On a crisp Saturday morning, Delga Park, just north of downtown Fort Worth, was beautiful. The deep blue sky was spattered with cumulus clouds,...
Drawing a Line in the (Tar) Sand
It was a dreary late- September morning in the East Texas woods outside of Winnsboro, chill and drizzly. Everything was wet or damp except...
Grabbing the Purse
Dorothy Luck was enjoying the fruits of a lifetime of hard work: a well-cared-for house, a good-running Cadillac Deville, a million dollars in a...
Mourning Dark
When one is in the nosebleed section of the human lifespan, not returning a phone message for days can be worrisome. When I had...
Late to Class? Off to Court!
When high school sophomore Brandon Jefferson’s parents split up and his mother’s rheumatoid arthritis worsened to the point that she couldn’t get out of...
Gangstalking
Stacks of folders, binders, and papers surround Michele Barton, forming a symbolic fortress where she has remained captive for nearly a decade. Barton sat...
Not-So-Sweet Arrangements
You need to know I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it,” the 60-ish man is saying, while insisting again that his identity be...
Working Poor
Fort Worth is an extremely wealthy city. We are home to several billionaires, a PGA golf course, several world-class museums, and an internationally renowned...
Cleaning Out The Fishbowl… Again.
Low incomes, theft, drug sales, and prostitution are problems any forgotten community might face. The issues don’t end there for Ash Crescent, the new...
Sucking It Up
Tom B. Saunders’ family has been ranching for five generations. Surface tanks and wells provide water for the cattle and horses on the Twin...
