Family
46 stories
Still Life »
A violent tackle in a high school football game paralyzed John McClamrock for life. His mother made sure it was a life worth living.
May 2009 by Skip Hollandsworth
All in the Family »
A new film presents a never-before-seen look at Dominique de Menil in her curatorial element.
March 2009 Interview by Jordan Breal
Dreams from My Father »
How my dad learned to stop worrying and love a Democrat.
February 2009 by Eileen Smith
Confessions of a Working Mom »
Every once in a while, it all seems to bite me in the you-know-what.
February 2009 by Patricia Busa McConnico
The Long Goodbye »
I’ve treated hundreds of elderly patients with Alzheimer’s. Now the disease is stealing my own father.
January 2009 by Jerald Winakur
‘Twas the List Before Christmas »
And my favorite Christmas present of all time is...
January 2009 by Eileen Smith
Child’s Play Directory »
68 Awesome Things To Do With Your Kids
April 2008
Ice Age: Video
What could be more fun than hopscotch and burgers with Dad?
April 2008
A Dog’s Life »
My adventures with Mr. Brown.
November 2007 by Prudence Mackintosh
Generation Exit »
My grandsons aren’t Texans … yet.
September 2007 by Prudence Mackintosh
Splitsville! »
True-life tales from the files of one of Houston’s top
divorce lawyers.
August 2007 by Mimi Swartz
Old Testament »
I had never thought about my identity as both a Jew and a Texan until my grandparents told me their stories about growing up in South Dallas in the forties.
June 2010 by Megan Giller
A Summer Place »
Don’t think of the Hill Country Hyatt as just another chain hotel. Think of it as your salvation—especially if you have kids.
July 1998 by Turk Pipkin
Kid Stuff »
My literary mentor warned me not to write about my children. So why did I? Because I had to.
April 1998 by Marion Winik
Day Careful »
A Dallas company’s virtual child care.
April 1998 by Patricia Busa McConnico
Against All Odds »
When the doctor told me my third child had Down’s Syndrome, I knew that my life had changed forever.
September 1988 by Lisa Wilson
Full of Woe »
You see them on TV, adorable youngsters asking to be adopted, But the dreadful odyssey of the Wednesday’s Child rarely has a made-for-television happy ending.
August 1988 by Jan Jarboe Russell
Dean’s Beans »
The Mansion chef’s most redolent recipe came from Sunday suppers at his grandmother’s house.
February 1988 by Alison Cook
The Long, Lonesome Road »
Fred Thomas was young, poor, and black. Not only was he afflicted with the terror of schizophrenia, he was also faced with the chaos of the Texas mental health system.
November 1986 by Joseph Nocera
Head for the Hills »
A grand old opry in Mason, a homestyle bakery in Llano, a cabin with a view of the Sabinal Canyon, and sixteen other things I love about the Hill Country.
by Suzy Banks
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