Betsy, my wife, tells me that I really should write up the messed-up humorous stories I have about growing up in Texas. Conveniently, someone’s already done it, perfectly capturing Texas as lived by caucasians of a certain persuasion - Lee K Abbot.
I just finished off All Things, All At Once and it’s fantastic. Read this excerpt to see what I mean.
If you’re a Harper’s subscriber (Lizard King, I’m looking at you) he has a few things available in their web archive.