Roller Derby Madness
Two teams line up on an oval track. Four blockers wearing team uniforms, quad skates and protected by helmets, kneepads, and elbow and wrist...
Fireside Chat: Beto O’Rourke and Ethan Hawke
I met Beto O’Rourke after hearing him speak at a fundraising event for Texans in Manhattan. The room was hypnotized. Everyone had been instantly...
West 7th Breakdown
The planned $8.5 million redesign of West 7th Street between the decorative bridge and the Cultural District is splitting opinions among city leaders, business...
Help! Am I a Journalist or a Liberal Shill?
One month. That was about how long I toyed around with Twitter in the mid-aughts before I realized I’m not a celebrity with 100K...
War Party
If there’s one thing War Party strives for, it’s reinvention. Fun fact: The band started out as a duo, with frontman/guitarist Cameron Smith backed...
Guitarlington Is Now Fort Worthy
Every October for several decades, Guitarlington drew hundreds of dealers, thousands of visitors, and many thousands of instruments. Gear-heads considered Arlington’s massive guitar extravaganza...
An All–Star Journey
The baseball gods may have had me in mind when they made the 2018 baseball schedule. While I had planned to be in the...
Return to Sender
I happily departed England in July 2014, bound for Fort Worth. My wife and I moved with 30 boxes of books, three overweight suitcases,...
Safe at Home
Her nightmares are less like dreams, more like memories of things that actually occurred, terrible recollections conjured in the wee hours while she sleeps.
Karen...
A Cuban Revelation
It’s July 2016. The long drive to Baracoa is scenic but hot. Even with the AC in their rented Geely on full blast, the...
