Mary for Wendy

Guest post by Mary Pauline Lowry, whose new book “Wildfire” will be published in October. Her previous novel, “The Earthquake Machine,” was a Texas girl’s coming of age story that received wide critical praise.  When I was in high school–to quote the television show Portlandia– “the dream of the 90s” Read more…

Train Song

“There were other lonely singers in a world turned deaf and blind who were crucified for what they tried to show. And their voices have been scattered by the swirling winds of time but the truth remains and someone wants to know.” – Kristofferson In the morning dark, he stood Read more…

Which Way Wendy?

Nothing has changed, yet. The new poll on the Texas governor’s race and other statewide campaigns, which was released yesterday, shows the Republican Greg Abbott with a comfortable 51-37 lead over Democrat Wendy Davis. The numbers come from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) in North Carolina. Generally, this is what Read more…

The LBJ Murder Conference

As presidents, politicians, and historians gather at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act, there is a radical reconsideration underway regarding the legacy of the Texan who is credited with changing American race relations. A few blocks distant Read more…