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…
Bail Reform: Where to Begin?
I began my journey investigating our current bail system months ago with an eye to advocating for bail reform. I…
Why I Love Bones
My sophomore year of college, I took a physical anthropology class. One day about halfway through the course, I walked…
What People Need Most: Homes
by Christina Fulsom The pandemic and now a frigid winter storm bring to our awareness the people who struggle to…
Doing the Limbaugh Limbo
This article is cross-posted from Phil Latham’s personal blog, “Voices from Behind the Pine Curtain.” How you feel about the…
Welcome to the Tyler Babble
I once met a young person in Tyler who was sharing their frustration with me about a personal matter. They…