By mid-April, it was clear I had to back away from yellow cake with chocolate frosting — a comfort food from my childhood — and silence the nonstop cable news pandemic coverage. [Read more…]

Coast Monthly always has been about people. It’s about the people who graciously open their doors to editors, writers and photographers and who allow us to share with the world their beautiful homes, kitchens, artwork, books, fashions, ideas, parties and more. [Read more…]

McLendon and McKenzie Keim, Coast Monthly Editor Laura Elder’s nephew and niece, sit in a field of bluebonnets. Photo courtesy of Barbara Frazier

I was a teenager by the time I realized “Bubba” wasn’t a real name. I was in college when I learned that not all adults still called their fathers “Daddy.” [Read more…]

I’m not a birder, at least not in a serious hobbyist sense. I’ll never keep a list of all the species I’ve spotted. And you probably won’t find me in a field with binoculars or scopes or any of the necessary gadgets on my own accord. [Read more…]

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…]