May 2026 Newsletter Writing into May Looking to travel? The Big Bend region and Fort Davis, Texas is one of the perfect escapes from "big-city" noise and light pollution no matter what time of year you plan to go. Spring is an excellent time to start planning a visit and we have a couple of really interesting books available written by Fort Davis resident and historian Larry Francell. One book is all about the Scenic Loop that goes through the Davis Mountains and makes for an excellent bike...
2 months ago • 1 min read
In spite of everything... I originally started this newsletter on Dec 28, intending to send it out on January 2, 2026, as a welcome to the new year letter... but then all sorts of life happened. So here it is, the middle of January, and I know I'm not the only one who feels pummeled by the atrocities in the daily news and the stresses of family and work life. I have drafted at least 5 different versions of this newsletter over the past two weeks, trying to find a way to say that "in the midst...
6 months ago • 7 min read
December 1, 2025 Purple Feather Press Completed projects - so far It was a busy year for Purple Feather Press, and we're still working on more to come. We helped author and Mitigation University founder Victoria Rusk re-launch her first book The Handbook for Mitigation as well as the Spanish translation version, El Manual para Mitigación. These are both "a practical guide for community around a criminal case" - and both are available to order at bookstores nationwide!We also worked with two...
7 months ago • 2 min read
September 1, 2025 Back to School with Occasional Papers: Teaching Writing in a Way That Students Embrace Enthusiastically There used to be a nostalgia for back to school, with fall leaves drifting down and shiny apples on teachers desks as images stamped into our memories of decades past. Now, with computers the size of index cards and artificial systems culling millions of purloined books and papers, educators have more to contend with than they ever thought possible when they were students...
10 months ago • 1 min read