Monthly Archives: July 2010

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Listapalooza: summer reading

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Martin

It’s the end of July (or, as we call it in Texas, “late spring”), so I’ve been thinking a lot about summer reading, which has almost become a sort of cliché. There’s a lot to be said for curling up … Continue reading →

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Double vision: prophets, tribalism, eugenics, and the environment

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Heather

As I dog-paddle through the sea of books threatening to drown not just me but the overwhelmed shores of my bedside table, I found these sentences: “For those who draw near and offer themselves before God, satisfaction of hunger is … Continue reading →

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There and back again: a geobiography

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Martin

We recently led a seminar on Madroño Ranch as part of the annual Summer Literary Festival at Gemini Ink, a writing center in San Antonio. The theme of this year’s festival was “What Would Nature Do?” and in our seminar … Continue reading →

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Made for you and me: thoughts on private property

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Heather

Last week I went to Woody Creek, Colorado, to visit my father, sister, and brother and their posses. Among the many pleasures I find at the family place are my early morning walks up a trail that runs behind my … Continue reading →

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The literary environment (with apologies to the Williams Alumni Review)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Martin

Confession: I consider myself a loyal son of alma mater, but I usually just skim the quarterly Williams Alumni Review before tossing it into the recycling pile. A story in the June issue, however, caught my eye. “The Literary Environment,” … Continue reading →

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