Coming of Age in Brownsville
by Roberto Ontiveros / Posted on | No CommentsIt has always taken a lot of guts to write unfavorably about one’s family. Domingo Martinez, a Seattle-based writer who grew up in Brownsville, [...]
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Coming of Age in Brownsville
by Roberto Ontiveros / Posted on | No CommentsIt has always taken a lot of guts to write unfavorably about one’s family. Domingo Martinez, a Seattle-based writer who grew up in Brownsville, [...]
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Uncle Walter and Modern American Politics
by Dan Oko / Posted on | No CommentsAs a young boy, the budding historian Douglas Brinkley followed Walter Cronkite’s nightly broadcasts on the CBS Evening News. The legendary, late broadcaster was [...]
Read full postAlbert of Adelaide: A Debut Novel Set Down Under
by David Duhr / Posted on | No CommentsHoward Anderson says he just wants to live long enough to finish his second novel. The publisher’s bio for the 69-year-old debut novelist states [...]
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2012 Short Story Contest Winners Announced
by Texas Observer Staff / Posted on | No CommentsJust like last year, four of the five finalists in the Observer’s second annual Short Story Contest are Texans. This time, though, the prize [...]
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