by Phil Houseal | Mar 8, 2017 | All Articles, Education, People of the Hill Country, Uncategorized
Mar 8, 2017–About eight years ago I was invited to be a guest at a writer’s group. As they discussed and critiqued each other’s writing, I was drawn into the process. For the first time I felt that I, too, could get a book into print. (I did, too. It’s called Finding...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 10, 2015 | People of the Hill Country, Uncategorized
Jan 14, 2015 We would have no use for stories Backyard streams would flow undammed There would be no actors for an old man’s memories And the prophet’s cry would go unheeded If not for children. While digging through old files last week, I found that ode to children I...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Phil Houseal Dec 30, 2013 Stephen Dean is not really sure how many dance halls there are in Texas. He has only been to 800 so far. It was fitting that I caught up with the chronicler of dance halls at one of those iconic places–Pat’s Hall. “I say ‘800’...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
We are starting off 2014 by moving my weekly Full House columns to this new WordPress site. The new format will make them easier to organize, archive, and search. Thank you for so faithfully following my articles that tell the stories of the Texas Hill Country. I...
