Cultural Cowardice
A little while back, I did a 6 p.m. appearance/signing in Houston and decided I wouldn’t drive all the way back to Fort Worth....
Discrimination, Inequality, and Exclusion
As much as so many people associated with MAGA seem to hate acronyms designated for programs designed to actually make America great — or...
Frogzilla
When she moved into her home on Sandage Avenue 12 years ago, Tim Latta said she had no idea she would be surrounded by...
The Red Zone
I recently re-read Stephen King’s 1979 novel The Dead Zone.
Great book. Great movie (the one with Christopher Walken, I mean).
But there was a line...
Nanny State on Patrol
The blank wall says a lot. Measuring just a few feet, this portion of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth seems conspicuously empty....
Them Inaugural Blues
Two weeks ago, sleet drummed on the skylight above me as I tapped on my keyboard. The late Jimmy Carter, the first president I...
Rally Over Jail Deaths
Friday night, nearly 100 people held a rally and candlelight vigil outside the Tarrant County Corrections Center to remember the 70 inmates who have...
Not Just a Holiday
Lauren Cross remembers growing up learning about her formerly enslaved ancestors and wanting to know more. Executive strategist of Fort Worth’s forthcoming National Juneteenth...
At Their Mercy
The mood changed quickly. At one moment, Oakhurst residents were cheerfully laying commemorative bricks at the local park. Then when asked about the neighborhood...
Hormonal Range
I am getting older, spicy, more seasoned, whatever you want to call it. Every day you wake up is another day older. I have...
