I've been writing stories and tales about Galveston, Texas' colorful past for many years, primarily for its local newspaper, but also in a book Bill Cherry's Galveston Memories. Interestingly, and much to my surprise, thousands of the book have sold.
Texas Escapes had a front page that reminded me of a store window at a 1948 Woolworth dime store. Everything inside the magazine had a place to click to see it on the cover. And there were a handful of writers who had monthly columns, and they were using them to tell Texas tales.
I thought I might like to write one, too. So I contacted the publishers/editors, husband and wife team John and Kate Troesser. And as we got to know each other via back and forth emails, I realized that we were all sort of eclectic American literature eggheads.
I couldn't resist writing for them, and fortunately they couldn't resist wanting me to.
John told me the other day that Texas Escapes has just celebrated its tenth anniversary and that it now has a monthly readership that approaches 500,000. That seems to me to be a lot.
Those of you who are interested in all things Texas -- old photos, travel guides, stories like I write -- will enjoy www.texasescapes.com.
This month my column is about an encounter I had with Dr. Michael DeBakey, the famous heart surgeon who died in July at the age of 99. You'll enjoy it.
