Oct 26, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Trying to describe a day in the life of a 1970s teen idol is like explaining what happens during a hurricane; only a tropical storm is more calm and orderly. A typical weekday started way too early in the morning with me falling out of bed, throwing on whatever...
Oct 24, 2012 | A Day In My Life
by Melissa Bourbon I was named after my great-great-great granddaddy, Butch Cassidy. Bet you didn’t know he had a child and descendants, did you? Not many people outside of Texas pay any heed to old stories about old outlaws. But he is related and it is thanks to him...
Oct 23, 2012 | A Day In My Life
Here on the island, my day begins with sound. Sometimes I wake to the blare of a freighter’s horn as it passes through the narrow Rock Island passage below Pottawatomie Lighthouse. Sometimes I wake to the chorus of a thousand birds, reminding me that humans are the...
