Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown

I was almost four years old when the CBS network debuted A Charlie Brown Christmas on December 9, 1965. From the living … Continue reading Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown

“America, América” and Fascism – Book Review

This is the second of two posts on Greg Grandin’s America, América: A New History of the New World (Penguin … Continue reading “America, América” and Fascism – Book Review

In October of 1982, I climbed dirt roads on the outskirts of Cusco, Perú with a college classmate. Cusco, in … Continue reading “America, América” – Book Review

When doing research that resulted in the 2019 publication of There is a Balm in Huntsville, I was told by … Continue reading Remembering Linda White

I’ve been smitten by bluebonnets ever since moving to Texas more than 30 years ago. I carefully seeded a side … Continue reading Bluebonnets and Redistribution

Published in the Austin American-Statesman on May 29, 2022. What would you do if you won a beautiful handmade bluebonnet … Continue reading Bluebonnets – Life and Beauty in the Face of Adversity

A “wounded healer” leverages their own experiences of pain and tragedy to help others heal from theirs. Originally coined by … Continue reading In the Presence of Wounded Healers

I’m grateful to say that my new book is out. Written in the same style as There is a Balm … Continue reading There is a Balm (Also) in Wichita Falls

There is a Balm in Huntsville came out, no foolin’, on April 1, 2019. A nonfiction narrative using present-tense voice, … Continue reading My Next Book – Fall 2024

Thanks to the Austin American-Statesman for running this piece as an op-ed on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2019. Some years back … Continue reading Sharing More Than a Meal at Thanksgiving