Elmer Kelton
Features
True Grit
Once upon a time, before the pundits and the politicians hijacked it for their nefarious ends, “cowboy” wasn’t a dirty word. The lifestyle and worldview it suggested was seen as completely in line with the very finest Texas values: hard work, independence, honesty, decency, valor. For the sake of today’s generation of ranch hands and cattlemen, it’s high time we steal it back.
Bone Dry
From water rationing to stricken crops, the current drought may be as devastating as the one in the early fifties—the time it never rained.
My Favorite Place
What do the city of Lubbock, a defunct restaurant, and a submerged neighborhood have in common? They’re all places in somebody’s heart.
Columns | Miscellany
Having a Cow
Beyond Beef blames cattle for the decline of civilization—not to mention famine, pestilence, destruction, and death.
Reporter
Twin Wells
The final chapter of “Twin Wells,” by Elmer Kelton.
Twin Wells
Chapter One: “A Stranger Comes to Town”
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