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Texas

The counting house of academe

by Ronnie Dugger,

Selling clean

by John Robinson,

The cowboy’s chili prayer

by Frank X. Tolbert,

No kill-no pay

by Roger Rapoport,

Women’s Lib and the Caperton girls

by John Fischer,

The Old Man

by Larry L. King,

While we digested our suppers on The Old Man’s front porch, his grandchildren chased fireflies in the summer dusk and, in turn, were playfully chased by neighborhood dogs. As always,…

Texas

by Bill D. Moyers,

Longhorns and longhairs

by James Toback,

The Land of the Permanent Wave

by Edwin Shrake,

For about five hours I had been drinking Scotch whiskey and arguing with a rather nice, sometimes funny old fellow named Arch, who was so offended by my moderately long…

Warren Burnett

by Larry L. King,

Texas lawyer

Take My Saddle from the Wall

by Larry McMurtry,

Texas

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The counting house of academe

Selling clean

The cowboy’s chili prayer

No kill-no pay

Women’s Lib and the Caperton girls

The Old Man

Texas

Longhorns and longhairs

The Land of the Permanent Wave

Warren Burnett

Take My Saddle from the Wall

September 1968

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