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I May End Up At The Poop Deck
Posted on September 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsI recently made a trip to Galveston. I love some Texas Coast, and I had never visited the most notorious of Texas wharf towns. Each summer my daughter and I... -
Immigrants, legal and otherwise, fuel Texas economy, job growth
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe Washington Post cites several studies indicating that immigrants, both legal and illegal, account for a good bit of the job growth in Texas. Also, they put more into the... -
Happy Birthday, Annie Proulx!
Posted on August 23, 2011 | 2 CommentsPulitzer Prize winning author Annie Proulx (The Shipping News) was born on this day in 1935. Proulx’s first novel Postcards was published when Proulx was 58 years old. So if... -
Adventure and Art: A Manifesto for Women and Grrrls
Posted on August 22, 2011 | 13 CommentsI believe grrrls and women should have adventures. And we should have the opportunity to experience the adventures of other grrrls and women through books, film, music and visual arts.... -
Slam Nuba: Chain Gang Poem
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsDenver's Slam Nuba just won a National Poetry Slam with work such as their amazing poem, Chain Gang.
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An Even More Modest Proposal
Posted on August 21, 2011 | 1 CommentJonathon Swift went too far in his “A Modest Proposal” (1729) when he proposed the eating of human children as a solution to Ireland’s economic woes and the plight of... -
AMBULANCE: a short story. Part 3.
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsA slender woman knelt beside me. Usually a civilian comes up to me at a scene saying he’s a volunteer medic out of Blanco County and I say, “Thanks, move... -
Is Rick Perry Channeling Phil Gramm – - or Clayton Williams?
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsYipee ki yay… Mo-fo. Rick Perry is in! He’s FED UP! and he’s come out swinging. He’s attacking Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Social Security and Medicare, anyone who is anti-business... -
AMBULANCE: a short story. Part 2.
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AMBULANCE: a short story. Part 1.
Posted on August 16, 2011 | No CommentsMy next shift, the first run we made was to a residence. The house wasn’t too small, but it was old, the way houses start to look when there isn’t anyone doing a damn thing to take care of them. The firefighters had arrived first– they always do –and had broken down the door.