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Long and Winding Contract
I like travelling. I did a lot of it when I was younger, especially international. I didn’t get to visit as many places as...
Trans-Her Portal
It’s August in an odd year in our state, so the normal business of Texas is afoot: ERCOT threatens imminent system failure if citizens...
Raw-Dogging Life
I was about 10 feet in the air when I felt the contents of my lower intestine begin to force their way through the...
Creature Comforts 2023
Sad story: I never had a pet growing up. I badly wanted one, a big, fluffy German Shepherd to be exact, but since my...
St. Bates’ Passion
Oh, look. Another stupid culture war that doesn’t create any jobs, improve public safety, or better humankind in any material way. This time the...
Saving Turtle Island
At a Fort Worth pond, I seek turtles. Red-eared sliders and flat gray pancakes of spiny softshells plop into the water when I’m too...
On the Prowl
How close will you ever get to the proverbial king of the jungle? Inches away might be the answer during a visit to the...
JJ
Some of you may remember the story we published about a year ago that featured JJ, the striking male mandrill at the Fort Worth...
Majestic
Please don’t try to pet, or feed, the bison.
That was one of the messages I heard during a recent trip to the Fort Worth...
Trafficking Exotics
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” - Mahatma Gandhi
A sleek and...
