Welcome to Pairings

PreOrder my historical novel UNSPOKEN, which shines a light on women driven apart by disaster who persevere. It's perfect for book clubs!

In the 1930s, these women captured Texas on film—the good, the bad, and the truly ugly.

Just when you get used to land, lots of land, and starry skies above, Texas shows you something else. Take a Panhandle road trip in photos.

It’s ironic many extra words writers have to cut once they hit the magic length historical novels are: 100,000 - 120,000. Cue the angst.

Let's say you're not from Texas. (Cue Lyle Lovett) But you got here quick as you could. Now you want to learn how to be a Texan. Here's how.

Though the Terlingua ghosts are long gone, the visitors still flock to the town's Chili Cookoff and visit the historic final resting place

Road trips have an appeal that goes way back in time, and roadside oddities abound for time travelers willing to take a fork in the road.