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Let yourself become enveloped by the natural beauty in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in twelve photos.

Because there's so much to lose if walls are erected along the Rio Grande River as it trickles through Big Bend National Park, I wrote my elected officials asking them to adhere to our state's slogan, DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS. Yes, you can write to Abbott, Cruz, and Cornyn, and more...

Is the Texas thistle the prettiest of the weeds masquerading as flower?

That depends. Are you superstitious? No matter, using the power of three in photography always makes a picture better. Call it impact, order, or balance, here's how images rely on what's pleasing to the eye.

If our selfies are our way of putting our best selves out there, these staged pictures show us little of who we really are. Can't we tell worlds more about people by looking at the books on their shelves?

In the 1930s, these women captured Texas on film—the good, the bad, and the truly ugly.

How does art connect us? Because humans are hard-wired to make connections, art connects us to one another, and to the whole wide world.

Just when you get used to land, lots of land, and starry skies above, Texas shows you something else. Take a Panhandle road trip in photos.

Some New Year's Resolutions are so grand they're bound to fail. Before you join the Quitter's Day majority (January 10), try this smoother means to success.

Here’s why Scrivener can easily become your go-to tool for organizing your research and writing and pictures.

When you’re researching historical fiction, it would be so much easier to rev up the Time Machine. Here's how I did without time travel.

The panorama feature on the iPhone is Apple’s way of saying, “Go out and have fun with your phone" and use your pano wherever.

To handle photos of flowers with care, follow these steps.

How to amp up your photos: Think in threes when you lift your camera to your eye, squint and shoot.

Let's say you're not from Texas. (Cue Lyle Lovett) But you got here quick as you could. Now you want to learn how to be a Texan. Here's how.

Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.

Looking for some unique new traditions? Here are seven ways to celebrate Christmas Texas-Style, like they do in Austin, Texas.

Don’t fight it. Creativity is a choice. Once you make it, the ups, and the downs, are the fun part.

There are miles and miles of Texas, and you can learn a lot about what Texans love about their great state in six days on the road.

Hitting the road is part of my creative process. And I never pass by a historical marker without braking.