{"id":924,"date":"2018-12-31T14:43:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=924"},"modified":"2018-12-31T14:43:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:43:17","slug":"texas-reads-archiveglenn-dromgoole-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=924","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads&gt;&gt; archiveGlenn Dromgoole"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"articleHeader\">\n<h1><span id=\"u252909\"><span id=\"u252910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"59\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dromgoole%2c%20glenn_headshot2b.jpg\"  id=\"u252910_img\" \/><\/span><\/span><span id=\"u252899\">Texas Reads<\/span><span id=\"u252899-5\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/texas-reads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u252899-3\">&gt;&gt; archive<\/span><\/a><\/span><span id=\"u252899-8\">Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h1 id=\"u252899-13\">5.7.2017\u00a0\u00a0 Author offers answers, advice on Texas life<\/h1>\n<p id=\"u252899-21\"><span><span id=\"u253816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utpress.utexas.edu\/books\/courtney-unruh-the-texanist\" id=\"u253808\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithLargeImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/courtney%2c%20the%20texanist_cover%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u253808_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/span><\/span><span>David Courtney writes \u201cThe Texanist\u201d column<\/span> for <span id=\"u252899-19\">Texas Monthly<\/span> magazine, answering questions and dispensing advice on all things Texan.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u252899-30\">Now he has compiled more than fifty of his most popular pieces into a book, <span><a href=\"https:\/\/utpress.utexas.edu\/books\/courtney-unruh-the-texanist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>The Texanist: Fine Advice on Living in Texas<\/span><\/a><\/span> (University of Texas Press, $24.95 hardcover), accompanied by color illustrations by <span>Jack Unruh,<\/span> whose art accompanied Courtney\u2019s articles until Unruh passed away last year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u252899-35\">Courtney answers a wide range of serious and not-so-serious questions, including:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"u252899-62\">\n<li id=\"u252899-37\">Do country dancers ever go clockwise?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-39\">Why is driving allowed on beaches in Texas?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-41\">Is disciplining my niece over spilt Dublin Dr Pepper okay?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-43\">May I pick the bluebonnets?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-45\">What is the proper answer when asked, \u201cWhere are you from?\u201d<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-47\">Is it wrong to wear your football team\u2019s jersey to church?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-49\">When did we start referring to a chicken\u2019s \u201csecond joint\u201d as its thigh?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-51\">Is it legal to be buried on my own property?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-53\">What should I do if I encounter a tornado while driving?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-55\">How do I get out of a wedding scheduled on Super Bowl Sunday?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-57\">How many Gulf oysters does it take for a person to see results from the aphrodisiac qualities that they are said to possess?<\/li>\n<li id=\"u252899-61\">If I hit a deer with my car, is it legal to collect it and eat it?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"u252899-64\">Each question is answered in a single page or less, opposite Unruh\u2019s delightful full-page illustration.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u252899-69\"><span><span id=\"u253829\"><a href=\"https:\/\/untpress.unt.edu\/catalog\/3720\" id=\"u253821\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"readableLinkWithLargeImage\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"readableLargeImageContainer float\"><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/unteidt%20and%20mort%2c%20thirty-three%20years_cover%20sm.jpg\"  id=\"u253821_img\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/span><\/span><span>Folklore volume:<\/span> Every year the Texas Folklore Society produces a book dedicated to some aspect of its subject \u2014 Texas folklore \u2014 which covers a wide range of interests. Past volumes have dealt with such topics as Texas cooking, hunting and fishing, and legends and superstitions about death.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u252899-78\">\u00a0This year\u2019s book takes a little different approach. It honors the work of its longtime secretary-editor, <span>Dr. F. E. \u201cAb\u201d Abernethy,<\/span> who passed away in 2015. He served as the organization\u2019s leader from 1971 to 2004 \u2014 hence the title of the collection, <span><a href=\"https:\/\/untpress.unt.edu\/catalog\/3720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Thirty-Three Years, Thirty-Three Works<\/span><\/a><\/span> (University of North Texas Press, $45 hardcover), pieces written by Abernethy over the years.\u00a0 (However, if my count from the table of contents is correct, there are actually thirty-five pieces.)<\/p>\n<p id=\"u252899-85\">At any rate, it\u2019s a fine tribute and an interesting anthology of Abernethy\u2019s writing. Read more at <span><a href=\"http:\/\/texasfolkloresociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span id=\"u252899-81\">texasfolkloresociety.org<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"u252899-95\"><span id=\"u252899-88\">Glenn Dromgoole\u2019s<\/span> latest book is <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/West-Texas-Stories-Glenn-Dromgoole\/dp\/089112490X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1477246332&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=West+Texas+Stories.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>West Texas Stories<\/span><\/a><\/span>Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/p>\n<h1 id=\"u252899-101\">&gt;&gt; <span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/texas-reads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read his past Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Literary Life here.<\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Reads&gt;&gt; archiveGlenn Dromgoole 5.7.2017\u00a0\u00a0 Author offers answers, advice on Texas life David Courtney writes \u201cThe Texanist\u201d column for Texas Monthly magazine, answering questions and dispensing advice on all things Texan. Now he has compiled more than fifty of his most popular pieces into a book, The Texanist: Fine Advice on Living in Texas (University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}