Monthly Archives: September 2009

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Listapalooza: top ten songs about Texas

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Martin

Hi, buckaroos. We’ve got something different for you today. Every so often, when we’ve either run out of original things to say or are just feeling too damn lazy to write a “real” post, we plan to use this space … Continue reading →

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Dreaming time

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Heather

In the mission statement for Madroño Ranch: A Center for Writing and the Environment (“Inspired by the rhythms of the Texas Hill Country, Madroño Ranch offers writers focused on nature and the environment a source and resource for work and … Continue reading →

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The wonder and power of water…

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Heather

… in a time of drought are, oddly, matched only in times of flood. The Texas Hill Country is in the grip of a drought unparalleled at least since the 1950s. This drought has been so fierce that cattle going … Continue reading →

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The naming of writing centers

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Martin

There are a lot of questions that will need to be answered before Madroño Ranch: A Center for Writing and the Environment becomes a reality. Among the more unexpectedly troubling was, what to call the dang thing? Heather decided fairly … Continue reading →

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