{"id":703,"date":"2018-12-31T13:32:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=703"},"modified":"2018-12-31T13:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:32:03","slug":"texas-reads-archiveglenn-dromgoole-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=703","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads>> archiveGlenn Dromgoole"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

10.30.16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Texas author tells Chicken Ranch story<\/h1>\n

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<\/a><\/span><\/span>Several years ago Jayme Blaschke presented a paper<\/span> to the East Texas Historical Association on \u201cThe Last Madam: The Unexpected Life of the Chicken Ranch\u2019s Edna Milton (1928\u20132012)\u201d, based on extensive interviews he had with her. Now he has turned his research and knowledge into a book, Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse<\/span><\/a><\/span> (The History Press, $24.99 paperback).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chicken Ranch was a brothel, pure and simple,\u201d Blaschke writes. \u201cNot so pure, and nowhere near as simple, were the motives of those who closed it down. Therein hangs this tale.\u201d And quite a story it is, told in 335 pages, including notes, index, numerous photos, and an appendix giving \u201cMiss Edna\u2019s Chicken Ranch rules of conduct\u201d for her girls, or \u201cboarders,\u201d as she called them.<\/p>\n

Texas stories: <\/span>A writer with a great Texas name, Sam Houston, is the author of Texas Chili for the Soul<\/span><\/a><\/span> ($15.95 paperback), subtitled \u201cWho the heck needs chicken soup?\u201d and further described as \u201cA collection of short stories which illustrate unique Texas expressions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stories, Houston writes, \u201care for the most part true,\u201d although admitting that \u201cin Texas we never let the truth interfere with the telling of a good story!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0The expressions which are illustrated by more-or-less true stories include:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cRemember to load your brain before you shoot off your mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cNobody has ever drowned in his own sweat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0And, \u201cYou can\u2019t make chicken salad out of chicken manure no matter how much mayonnaise you add.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second in series: <\/span>In her second inspirational novel set in pre-revolutionary Charles Town, S.C., Abilene author Marguerite Gray<\/span> explores the mounting political tensions in 1773\u201374 surrounding a young couple who are seeking to build a life together.<\/p>\n

Surround Me<\/span><\/a><\/span> (Westbow Press, $19.95), which focuses on the relationship of Louis Lestarjette and Elizabeth Elliott, is the sequel to Hold Me Close,<\/span> published last year. A third novel in her Revolutionary Faith series is expected next year.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>Award winner:<\/span> Texas author Karen Witemeyer\u2019s<\/span> novel A Worthy Pursuit<\/span> won the Carol Award in the historical romance category, presented by the American Christian Fiction Writers. A previous novel, To Win Her Heart,<\/span> won the Carol Award in 2012. Witemeyer\u2019s eighth full-length novel is No Other Will Do<\/span>, also a Christian historical romance published by Bethany House this summer. Her next novel, Heart on the Line, <\/span>is scheduled for release in June 2017.<\/p>\n

Glenn Dromgoole\u2019s<\/span> latest book is West Texas Stories<\/span><\/a><\/span>Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/p>\n

>> Read his past Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Literary Life here.<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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