It was the quiet center of my new, very noisy life. I loved Houston. Yes, I noticed that it’s so hot and humid in summer that it’s hard to breathe. I am aware that people in Houston spend more time sitting in their cars trapped in freeway traffic th...
Maybe you can’t tell the difference, but the fish can.“Are you sure you don’t want to go to church with us?”Katy stood in the doorway of Emma’s bedroom, looking young and happy and full of optimism. Emma raised her head just enough to puff up her pillow before settling back down into its comfort....
Chief Deputy Marshall Tom Quick of the Muskogee District, Indian Territory, sat in a rocking chair on the upstairs porch of the courthouse. He loved to sit there in the evening with his boots propped up on the railing, and watch the comings and goings on Okmulgee Street. He had seen a lot of thin...
“You still at it?” he asked of Lessy, who was noisily puttering about the kitchen. She shook her head and smiled at him warmly. “I’m just getting a little ahead for tomorrow. Mammy’s already gone to bed, and I was really waiting up for you.” Clearin...