The person who runs the Communication Arts Twitter account likes to promote my writing. I am grateful. CA is the creative industry's standard bearer, and each Tweet sent from @CommArts is seen by a segment of the magazine's 81,300 followers. .@davidburn says the...
The 12 Point Plan to Save America
I hear a chorus of cautious and concerned voices in the mainstream media warning Democrats to refrain from pushing their agenda too far to the left. When you're on the inside looking out, I suppose you'll do that. Here's what I believe: Hesitation kills and this is...
West on Highway 290, It’s Where the Wine Is
Texas Hill Country is the second most visited wine region in the United States today. Only Napa Valley receives more visitors on an annual basis. The expansive multi-county area west of Austin is home to dozens of wineries and the Highway 290 corridor from Johnson...
Larry McMurtry’s “Bleached Bones” Come Shining Through
Place shapes people and people shape culture. Texas writer and literary lion, Larry McMurtry, knows all about this premise. In fact, he has spent several decades making this geocultural reality his own truth and his books are both products of and reflections of The...
On Second Bite: Austin’s Culinary Universe of Flavors Take Flight
Food is an expression of culture and the perfect medium for sharing one's culture. Philosophers throughout the ages have waxed poetic about the nature and value of food. I like what Wendell Berry said: Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red...