A Recession Garden for Food Victory
In 2020 when our world was gripped with craziness, I got the message to start a garden. Over the years,…
Appearance vs. Reality
At first glance, Tyler appears to be a city where blacks are, for the most part, content. It appears to…
What About “What About Easter”?
I wrote “What about Easter?” several months ago posting it to a local media blog. Not long after it went…
I had an abortion. Here’s why.
In the summer of 2015, I chose to have an abortion. I want to tell you what was and wasn’t…
Promise Kept
Sometime during the summer, my kid was sitting in Hawkins Lake while fishing, (he’s efficient like that) and informed me…
Porch Musings
It’s morning on the bayou. The porch is cool and pleasant even though the temperature is already 79 degrees at…
“My dad is gay and that’s okay” was heresy at East Texas church camp
As a young adult, I spent my summers at a Christian youth camp in East Texas. The camp, founded and…
The problem of rural poverty haunts East Texas
This article is cross-posted from Phil Latham’s personal blog, “Voices from Behind the Pine Curtain.” Chances are you know exactly…
Pete the Magic Dragon
I arrived at Tyler Pounds Airport to greet the flight from Dallas. Onboard was a special guest: singer/songwriter Peter Yarrow.…
The Thing about Tyler and its Art
I never quite understood the desire to abandon your home and community; to look at something and not feel a…