This blog has pretty much been about my love of writing and how I try to do it best, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. But now, in light of the tragic flood that’s devastated our hill country, I need to pause, take a deep breath, and try to wrap my brain around what’s happened here in Texas. I hope you’ll bear with me.
Many of you know I live in San Antonio, and I’ve claimed Texas as my home since my family first arrived here in 1960. I didn’t have any roots before then because my dad was...