We are fine grasshoppers

We are a fine pair of grasshoppers, a-clutch the Craning, like us, Stalk Down the south branch Speargrass takes his … More

Back when refrigerators were iceboxes

Back when refrigerators were iceboxes, Dad worked for Texas Instruments When station wagons were bandaged in fake wood, Seatbelts never … More

Cuenta corta de los años Taco Bueneros en Téxas

EL GATOAbajo hay una cuenta poquito sobre nuestros días como hijos creciendo en Dallas.  Yo las escribí después de oír … More

Connie’s Pyrenees guard dogs holler back cuss-words a

Here in Harper, Texas, Connie’s Pyrenees guard dogs holler back cuss-words and threats back at the coyotes. The male & … More

Them beeves going blind

  ( volcanos got all hot under the collar volcanos drink beer, get all belly laugh ) them beeves goin’ … More

I have found the very ground

I have found The very ground, The rocks and sand, Where under my hand Entrusted by my family, I shall … More

What happens when you grow up in Texas

Kim chased us out of the kitchen, Out into the yard under the sycamore tree, Roots were old grey-brown bones, … More

Annabelle al Austin

  Fred’neck “I’m easy      << Neither of us is easy Mayfair “I knew you could have made that travel … More

A year ago we were shotguns between the cattle

Them broke hooves, them scorpions on the floor:A year ago we were shotguns between the cattle That hummingbird morning him of no … More

Dead-dog summer night in Dallas

one summer night while the owners play their cards and drink their bourbon and smoke their pall malls to die … More

I Have Come to Chop Cedar Not to Drop Babies On Their Heads

i have no money and i will starve i have ridden my bicycle up up up into the hills where … More