Larry Weidman

Larry is a retired network TV newsman. He’s lived/worked in Germany, Italy, & Israel (and many decades in Texas.) His g-g-g granddad arrived at the San Jacinto Battlefield the day after the battle

Indigenous People

The Brink of Extinction

“The American Buffalo” meanders through centuries of an unbreakable connection with Native Americans of North America, and the unspeakable depredation visited on both by European invaders. Hearing, reading, or seeing history can be horrible, hence the effort to whitewash it in some quarters.

Ode To A Typewriter

“Most heartfelt, I thank my typewriter. My typewriter is a Hermes 3000, surely one of the noblest instruments of European genius. It has kept me for thirty years out of the dry embrace of the computer." -Larry McMurtry, On Winning a Golden Glove for Brokeback Mountain

Texas Politics

Those Darn Words

"Without a deep dive into the history of censorship, I'm guessing church people, politicians and zealots of all stripes have been trying to stamp down the idea of books and thoughts for all."

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