August 2019 cover image
  • Log in
  • Subscribe
  • Subscriber Since
  • Manage Subscription
  • Log out

Sections

  • News & Politics
  • The Culture
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Style & Design
  • Being Texan

Magazine

  • August Issue
  • All Issues
  • Subscribe
  • Give a Gift
  • Manage Subscription
  • TMBBQ Club

Featured

  • Longform
  • Podcasts
  • Video
  • Top 50 BBQ Joints
  • Dining Guide

More

  • Newsletters
  • Events
  • General Store
  • Promotions
  • Contact Us
Texas Monthly
  • News & Politics
  • The Culture
  • Being Texan
  • Style & Design
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Magazine
  • Podcasts
  • Events
  • Store
  • My Account
    • Subscriber since
    • Manage Subscription
    • Log out
  • Log in
  • Subscribe
Texas Monthly
  • News & Politics
  • The Culture
  • Being Texan
  • Style & Design
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Magazine
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
October 2000

The Pits

Mary Karr's new memoir, Cherry, revisits familiar Liars' Club territory—but never turns the narcissism of adolescence into art.

By
Don Graham
Date
Sep 30, 2000
Issue
October 2000
Share
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Email a link to this page
  • https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-pits/
Notes
October 2000 magazine cover
From the October 2000 Issue Subscribe

Never Miss a Story

Sign up for Texas Monthly's State of Texas newsletter to get stories like this delivered to your inbox daily.

If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Leave them blank to get signed up.
Newsletter illustration

Trending

  1. Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide July 20, 2018 — By Skip Hollandsworth
  2. Zebra Mussels Are Infesting Texas Lakes. There’s Only One Way to Stop Them. August 13, 2019 — By Wes Ferguson
  3. We Are Firmly in the Boycott Era of Politics August 13, 2019 — By Dan Solomon
Share
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Email a link to this page

Comments

Recommended

01
How Explosions In The Sky Became the Sound of Film and Television

By Joe Levin

02
A Day on the Rio Grande Reveals the True Cost of Trump’s Border Wall

By Carlos Sanchez

03
Cocktail Recipes from Jet-Setter in San Antonio

By Emily Kimbro

04
Squable
Houston Dream Team Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel Score Again with Squable

By Patricia Sharpe

05
katherine center
Katherine Center: “I Don’t Want to Write Depressing Fiction”

By Andy Langer

06
A replica of the state seal in the courtroom of Judge Karen Sage, in Austin.
How the Unchecked Power of Judges Is Hurting Poor Texans

By Neena Satija

07
ICE Doctor Defends Force-Feeding Detainees on Hunger Strike as ‘Uncomfortable’ But Necessary

By Robert Moore

08
Following Protests, the Plano Senior High vs. El Paso Eastwood Football Game Is Back On

By Dan Solomon

09
Denver BBQ
Texas-Style Barbecue Has Arrived in Denver

By Daniel Vaughn

10
The Texas Cookbook
Recipe: Hominy Casserole, Updated From Mary Faulk Koock’s “Texas Cookbook”

By Paula Forbes

11
Rainbow courts motel rockdale
Rainbow Courts, One of the Oldest Motels in Texas, Is Reason Enough to Visit Rockdale

By John Nova Lomax

12
What Does It Mean to Be Latinx in the Wake of El Paso?

By Cat Cardenas

Latest

Aug 19, 2019
How Explosions In The Sky Became the Sound of Film and Television

By Joe Levin

Aug 19, 2019
A Day on the Rio Grande Reveals the True Cost of Trump’s Border Wall

By Carlos Sanchez

Aug 19, 2019
Cocktail Recipes from Jet-Setter in San Antonio

By Emily Kimbro

Aug 19, 2019
Houston Dream Team Justin Yu and Bobby Heugel Score Again with Squable

By Patricia Sharpe

Aug 19, 2019
Katherine Center: “I Don’t Want to Write Depressing Fiction”

By Andy Langer

Aug 19, 2019
How the Unchecked Power of Judges Is Hurting Poor Texans

By Neena Satija

Aug 16, 2019
ICE Doctor Defends Force-Feeding Detainees on Hunger Strike as ‘Uncomfortable’ But Necessary

By Robert Moore

Aug 16, 2019
Following Protests, the Plano Senior High vs. El Paso Eastwood Football Game Is Back On

By Dan Solomon

Aug 16, 2019
Texas-Style Barbecue Has Arrived in Denver

By Daniel Vaughn

Aug 16, 2019
Recipe: Hominy Casserole, Updated From Mary Faulk Koock’s “Texas Cookbook”

By Paula Forbes

Aug 16, 2019
Rainbow Courts, One of the Oldest Motels in Texas, Is Reason Enough to Visit Rockdale

By John Nova Lomax

Aug 14, 2019
What Does It Mean to Be Latinx in the Wake of El Paso?

By Cat Cardenas

Texas Monthly

Get the Magazine

We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations.

  • Subscribe
  • Manage Subscription
  • Renew
  • Give a Gift
  • Newsletters

Get Our Newsletter

A daily digest of Texas news, the latest from Texas Monthly, plus a monthly message from our editors.

If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Leave them blank to get signed up.

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Copyright © 2019. All Rights Reserved.

More About Us

  • About Us
  • Masthead
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs and Internships
  • Media Kit
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use