THE NEW FOOL IN TOWN
A REMEMBRANCE AND APPRECIATION OF SCHOCK G (AND HUMPTY) By Jason T Sparks It’s June of 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee. Neighbors of mine from down the street have a daughter, and she’s getting married...
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Reflections in a Gas Shortage
This week I left Houston, where there was no gas crisis, to go to Asheville, North Carolina, where that’s the only thing that anyone is talking about. The fact that i just went from...
I Have Re-Entry Anxiety
If my new freedom from fear of the Coronavirus (via my Moderna vaccine) is what I’ve been looking forward to for the last year, then why it it so hard to use this new...
Dating During the Coronavirus
You can read Anna’s Column on dating during the Coronavirus in the Dallas Morning news here. Spoiler: It’s not as much fun as you might think.
BMI + Coronavirus Column
Today you can read Anna’s column in the Dallas Morning News on BMI and the Coronavirus vaccine. Click here for the link. (You’ll have to give an email if you don’t have a Dallas...
Did the BLM Protests Influence the SXSW lineup?
This past year has been a time of extraordinary changes. Following the Black Lives Matter protests, the stories and experiences of women of color seem to have been moved to the foreground of this...
SXSW Is Bringing Texas to the World
As expected, South by Southwest is all digital this year. It’s bringing Texas to the world, instead of bringing the world to Texas. Singer/ National Treasure Willie Nelson is a SXSW keynote speaker, as...
My Friends Helped Austin While Ted Cruz Vacationed
Before Covid hit, Austin, Texas was a party town. We had festivals and events and a town where people had the skills needed to create a temporary city from scratch. We even had a...
Impact of Dinner at NOMA
During these Coronavirus times so many people have turned to cooking as a way to cope. I have not. I’m the very opposite of a foodie. Maybe that’s to be expected given my upbringing....
The Soul of America
by Jason T Sparks Perhaps you’ve noticed that we have just lived/are living through an intense moment in American history? A pandemic hovers over everything, as does our recent election, which has weaponized seemingly...
