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Native Son: March 21, 2019

By Steven Chamblee • March 19, 2019

3:25am…and I am looking at a blank computer screen. Thoughts swim through my mind like little individual guppies that refuse to form a school. I try to think of themes…”Lucky,” …

Native Son: Impending Spring

By Steven Chamblee • February 20, 2019

Winter never lasts long enough, for me We never get enough white stuff, fluffy. Overall, Texas winters are nice, except for ice. Texas winters are a great source of fascination. …

Beauty is in the Eye of the…Gardener

By Steven Chamblee • January 16, 2019

The latest from our friend Steven Chamblee… We opened up our e-mail late last week and a bunch of little gems poured out before us. I have no idea how …

Native Son: Between the Whataburgers…

By Steven Chamblee • December 20, 2018

I didn’t mean to cause a minor incident at the TSA checkpoint. Honestly, I didn’t. I had made a wild assumption that I was not the first guy who has …

Native Son: The Horticultural Grinch

By Steven Chamblee • November 13, 2018

Feeling a little “Grinchy” right now, For no particular reason. Thought I’d comment on the crazy comments That I hear from folks this season… “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…” …

Native Son: The Beast

By Steven Chamblee • October 16, 2018

1:53am…the beast emits a low, guttural growl, enough to rouse me from a peaceful slumber into a blind panic. I stumble down the pitch-black hallway into the dim light of …

Native Son: On the Inside

By Steven Chamblee • September 19, 2018

Life is full of events I don’t expect…like taking 608 photographs of my 900-mile road trip and finding out that, via a memory card mix-up, I’ve just deleted them all. …

Native Son: Just Another Tall Texas Taylor

By Steven Chamblee • August 14, 2018

It was about Noonday. Neil Sperry and I were somewhere between Abbott and Zunkerville on our drive across Texas, when we had a Blowout. Neil looked at the Flat Tira …

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