ON THE COVER: Illustration by Mark Hess, Logos by Cathie Bleck
February 1988
Table of Contents
Columns
Behind the LinesA special celebration. FriendsAn Amigo of One’s OwnIt doesn’t have the passion of love or the drama of family life. Maybe that’s why friendship can be utopian. FriendsGod and MeHow five Texas keep their faith. FriendsWith Strings AttachedWillie Nelson’s true love may have a body that’s worse for the wear, but woe to the man who tries to pick it up. FriendsPages From LifeWhen it comes to the women of my Highland Park reading club, our histories are an open book. FriendsCafe QueenAmarillo’s best waitress can dish it out and serve it up too. FriendsJohnson’s BoswellWhat do Lyndon Baines Johnson and Robert A. Caro have in common? Each other. Friends“My Boy, You Must”A Britisher forty years my senior made me see myself, and Texas, anew. FriendsHabits of the HeartTime-honored Texas rituals. CommunityA Test of CharacterTriumphing over adversity is the story of Texas. We’d better be able to do it again. CommunityOh, Give Me a HomeWe all need a place to call our own. CommunityCalled to CareA friend’s illness propelled a Baptist minister from a life or though to a life of action. CommunityThe Promised LandCan a New York employee of J.C. Penney find happiness amid the hustle and bustle of Plano? CommunityThe Banker’s LamentEverybody loved Susi Tucker when she was giving money away. Now the notes are due, and the good feelings are in escrow. CommunityNow For the WeatherWhen a rural Texas says, “It looks like rain,” he’s really meditating on the nature of the universe. CommunityHabits of the HeartTime-honored Texas rituals by Paul Burka, LoversMy Wife’s HusbandWe were in love in a way I didn’t quite trust. There was nothing grand or electric about it, just a steady, deepening insistence. |
LoversShannon Loves EricWas it this cool the first time you fell in love? LoversThe Seven-Year HitchIn 1981 these romances made the Dallas Morning News. We find out who’s loving happily every after. LoversStomp On My Heart AgainCheatin’ may be a sin, but there’s ain’t no sin in singin’ about it. LoversThe Desperate ManEveryone knows a single man has it made. His one wishes the fun was over. LoversConnubial BlastAge cannot wither nor custom stale the biggest anniversary party in Texas. LoversHabits of the HeartTime-honored Texas rituals. FamilyAn Old Five-and-DimerMy Mad Dog days behind me, I’ve found contentment with young jackanapes at my feet and the girl of my dreams beside me. FamilyTable MannersFour Texas families take you home for dinner. Pass the chocolate-cream pie, please. FamilyIt Had To Be YouThanks to the sacrifice of two strangers, we have the child we’ve always dreamed of. FamilyThe Land That Time RememberedTommy Cutler is not just a custodian of family property, he’s a custodian of family history. FamilyI Fathered a YuppieThere he was in his high chair, drinking lemonade-flavored mineral water and watching LA Law. FamilyWelcome to the FamilyIf you think you in-laws are tough, try Wynne-ing your way into this clan. FamilyA Living DollWhy did my daughter’s favorite stuffed animal seem strangely familiar? FamilyGood-Bye to RobinBarbara Bush remembers the life of the daughter she lost 35 years ago. FamilyDean’s BeansThe Mansion chef’s most redolent recipe came from Sunday suppers at his grandmother’s house. FamilyFlying SoloWith a mother in one city and a father in another, Audrey Reynolds took to the air. FamilyHabits of the HeartTime-honored Texas rituals. |
Miscellany
AuthorsAbout our contributors. Then and Now1973 to 1988. How we got from there to here. |
You and UsIn 1973, from an office we shared with a colony of bats, we started a magazine about Texas. |
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