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The Rise (or Fall) of the Clarksville’s Last Holdout Corner Lot
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsWhen I was four years old and first moved to Clarksville, a couple of teachers would’ve most likely been able to afford a mortgage on a small house in... -
Panic Politics
Posted on July 20, 2010 | 4 CommentsIf ever a town earned the right to perpetual panic, New Orleans is it. The people of New Orleans face the economic and environmental consequences of the BP oil spill... -
SXSoTouristy— Drunk? Blow here.
Posted on March 16, 2010 | 3 CommentsWhen I was a kid no one went down to South Congress unless they were looking for a costume or a XXX movie. But in the past fifteen years or... -
The Airplane Attack Next Door
Posted on February 19, 2010 | 7 CommentsIt was right down the street from my home. An unhinged man in a single-engine airplane crashed into an Austin office building. The Internal Revenue Service had offices in that... -
My Mother’s House: A Photo Essay Part 5
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 5 CommentsMy mother, a prolific outsider artist, began working in acrylics and oils, moving on to mural and collage. More recently she’s returned to an early medium–mosaics. My maternal grandmother Tootie... -
My Mother’s House, Part 1: A Photo Essay
Posted on October 3, 2009 | 2 Comments -
Waiting for a Train: Progressives and Country Music
Posted on July 27, 2008 | No CommentsIf I said that country music holds a key to progressive political success, would it sound so out of tune that you’d stand up and walk out on me? Hit... -
Bush as Empty Cargo Shorts: How Perfect Is That
Posted on July 20, 2008 | No CommentsAustin, Texas was once a laid-back, creative haven full of college students, hippies, affable red necks and university professors. Even the conservative Democrats in power in the late ’60s and...