Keith Bassett presents his daughter, Duchess Emma Grace Bassett, during the 2019 Momus Coronation Presentation at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston. Photo courtesy of Rhea Hemmings/Rhea’s Photographic Art
Americans aren’t supposed to like royalty. [Read more…]
Most people I know assume I live in Galveston for the beaches and the beauty. That’s part of the story and easy to explain. But it’s more difficult to articulate the real reason — one that comes from a deeper journalistic instinct, perhaps. [Read more…]
One December day, many years ago, a package arrived at my childhood home. [Read more…]
I married a man whose mother was a legendary cook, at least in the mind of the man I married. [Read more…]
Photo courtesy of Michael A. Smith
When I moved to Galveston almost 20 years ago, I was struck by how prolific porches were on the island. [Read more…]