Jennifer Mathieu: When A YA Author Grows Up
“I still understand adolescents. I work with them every day, but I was in my 30s when my first book was published. I’m firmly in mid-life right now, and my own adolescence seems weird to me.”
Culture
A Texas Art Teacher Creates Comics In His Off Hours
Gay Snakes (now up to three volumes with fans clamoring for a fourth) is exactly what it says on the xeroxed, tract-sized paper. It’s downright wholesome, if admittedly strange.
How Wiess Park Changed Into A Houston Outdoor Art Garden
Thanks to some recent investments from the Houston Parks Board, Wiess Park is now also an open-air sculpture garden for seven Texas artists
Johnson City: The Twinkliest Town In Texas
Known as the Twinkliest Town in Texas, Johnson City's annual Lights Spectacular draws four times its population every year since it started in 1989.
Prayer And Magic In The Labyrinths Of Houston
"The labyrinth is a metaphor for life. It takes time. You may think that you’re lost, but if you trust, you’ll get there.”
Houston Museum Opens Office of Indigenous Community Relations
The Houston Museum of Natural Science created the Office of Indigenous Community Relations as a liaison between tribes, nations, and activist groups
Houston Writer Debuts Teenage Time-Traveling Comic
One of the biggest hits at Houston Zine Fest was about a constantly tardy teenager (whose dealing with a lot!)