Monthly Archives: November 2015

for Paris and Beirut and Kenya…for all of us

Posted on November 16, 2015 by bullersbackporch

My heart is heavy again with the senseless violence we have witnessed this past week. For solace, I turn to my joy — music — and specifically, I often listen to this piece of “musical medicine” from David Wilcox at times like … Continue reading →

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Re-viewing Aralyn and Austin

Posted on November 10, 2015 by bullersbackporch

Recently, I wrote of a double-delight day with a morning that started out in a bar, the Highball, with Aralyn Hughes and about 100 Austin creatives, and my evening started off with Austin Kleon’s combination homecoming & book-signing for his new Steal … Continue reading →

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Lost in the Woods — Southwest Texas, 1914

Posted on November 6, 2015 by bullersbackporch

Guest blogger, my grandfather, G.M.C. Massey, recounts a tale from a hunting party. I was a School Teacher in the great Southwest Texas, 34 years of age; And I was very aggressive, I was not a coward; But I was … Continue reading →

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More Books to Read and Re-read

Posted on November 4, 2015 by bullersbackporch

After my prior posting of comments on books I intend to re-read again, I realized there were several others scattered throughout the house on various bookshelves I had forgotten to mention. So here’s a trio of books that are some … Continue reading →

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