Farewell for Now
Three short essays about Houston, Texas & how I came to love this hot, dirty, demented city (and how maybe it came to love me, too.)
A version of this essay is available in
II. Farewell for Now: LUCKY LAND (forthcoming)
III. Farewell for Now: Boulevard Oaks
(forthcoming)
If you are checking out the city, here are some suggestions that will dated in a quick minute.
& if you're feeling beat down, never forget Jose Altuve's origin story (from before he got that Houston leverage).
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