Category Archives: Recommended Reading

Lion or Lamb

This year March roared in like an angry lion. Gray clouds and roaring winds caused some power outages. But it set the stage for a wonderful spring when the weather will be like a lamb before the end of the … Continue reading

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Stormy Weather

The stormiest month in North Texas is May. We experienced that this week and will probably experience it more before June arrives. This year we are slightly behind in spring rainfall, so we can’t complain. Remember what droughts are like? … Continue reading

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A Few of My Favorite Texas Writers

As most of you know, I have been a fan of Texas and Texas Literature all my life. A friend recently asked me what I considered the best Texas fiction and non-fiction. That is truly a personal thing, what I … Continue reading

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Pompey Industrial Club

Looking through old Greenville newspapers from 1906 I found a couple of articles that caught my attention. They came from the community of Pompey, a local spelling of Pompeii, the town in Italy destroyed in 79 A.D. when buried by … Continue reading

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Why So Many Names

Recently a gentleman who follows my daily Facebook page asked a very good question. Why does the college located in Commerce, Texas, have so many different names in its past? And the answer is fairly simple unless you are a … Continue reading

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The Last of the Doughboys

This title is both symbolic and a promise, maybe. After five years of trying to write a history of very early Greenville and satisfy my obsession with the “whys” of World War I, I am ready to settle down enough … Continue reading

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Gunpowder Justice

Former Regents Professor of History at my alma mater Midwestern State University collected some cool tales for an anthology he published in 2005. Tales of Texoma: Episodes in the History of the Red River Border is full of great stories … Continue reading

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Christmas in the 19th Century

Christmas in the 19th Century was drastically different than it is today. But so is our environment, our thoughts and actions, and our lifestyles. I truly believe it would be easier for an American to return to our country in … Continue reading

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Superb Christmas Work in Children’s Literature

Some excellent children’s literature written in the last forty years relate outstanding Christmas stories for children. About 1980 a wealth of such works appeared, yet good Christmas literature appeared in the 19th century. I love the genre. I suppose it … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween

I love sitting outside in the early evening. Banks, my son’s Labradoodle and I enjoy the still of the late afternoon. But when you read this there will probably be mayhem all over the country. It’s Halloween! Kids, teens, and … Continue reading

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