Texas to the World

The State of Texas: A Report from the Republic of Abbott

I have spent so much time of late sitting in stunned silence at the idea our president is a pedophile and is enabled by the U.S.

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Starting Out

(Bought a new bicycle.

Nov 9 • 

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Hope and Humility in a Bag

“Hunger in America is not a matter of scarcity but of political will.

Nov 2 • 

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October 2025

No Kings and No Message

“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” — James Baldwin, 1972

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The Birdman of the Border

A Halloween Story

Oct 19 • 

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The Pink Rabbit on Highway 83

“They can take my money, they can rob my family, they can lock me away, but I will keep coming back.

Oct 12 • 

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A Soldier's Duty

“The truth is that people who pull triggers are ultimately responsible, whether they’re following orders or not.

Oct 5 • 

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September 2025

What the River Remembers

(Below is a rework of a piece I wrote several years ago about the border, Mexico, “Black Jack” Pershing, and politics, an earthy mix of incompatible…

Sep 27 • 

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Mississippi Yearning

“The flower that smiles today, tomorrow dies; all that we wish to stay, tempts and then flies.” - Percy Bysshe Shelley

Sep 21 • 

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The Stunned Ones

On the night of April 4, 1968, Robert Kennedy stood on the back of a flatbed truck in Indianapolis, speaking to a crowd that hadn’t yet heard the news.

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The Way We Were

We put Scotty at first base because he was unable to really run.

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

Trust and Us

America has become a country where children cannot trust their parents when they tell them they will be safe at school.

Aug 31 • 

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