Meet the Dog People of the Big Thicket
James Eason was checking his lines for catfish one sunny morning last fall when he idled down the Neches River in his flat-bottomed boat and stopped to visit his nephew Randy Bouse, who was showing me...
The Secret to a Hit Song? A Haunted Guitar.
This Old Thing highlights the stories behind notable Texans’ prized possessions. Shakey Graves’s prized 1931 Gibson L-7 was bestowed upon him during—what else?—a mushroom trip. As the artist ...
Reading Good Literature Can Help Restore America’s Civic Virtue
Americans don’t read literature much any more. I sense, perhaps, a collective shrug from many — who cares if Americans don’t read fiction? Those who favor republican government should care. Read...