S. Kirk Walsh

Nov 12, 2024 | texashighways.com | S. Kirk Walsh |Tyson Bird

During the past 11 years, Will Evans has become a force of nature in Dallas, transforming its formerly sparse literary scene into a humming nexus of creativity and connection. “When I arrived, there were no literary publishers and only a few bookstores,” says Evans, the CEO of successful nonprofit publishing house and bookstore Deep Vellum.

Jun 19, 2024 | billwolfe.substack.com | S. Kirk Walsh |Cheryl Bostrom |Sarah Towle |Daniel Mason

I was talking to a writer friend when the conversation got around to our summer reading plans. We both had a long list of books we wanted to read, but we acknowledged that our desire to read seemingly every book out there was not realistic. So what we have is a wish list from which we’ll read several books and then, at the end of summer, we’ll magically transform it into our Fall reading wish list. Anyway, that conversation made me wonder what other writers were hoping to read this summer.

Mar 11, 2024 | texashighways.com | S. Kirk Walsh |Danielle Lopez

Acclaimed author Tim O’Brien made his highly anticipated return with his first novel in 20 years, America Fantastica, last October. The rollicking satire follows chameleon-like protagonist Boyd Halverson and his road trip sidekick, Angie Bing, a born-again Christian intent on saving Boyd’s soul. The high-speed, high-wire narrative begins with Boyd’s decision to rob a bank in the fictional town of Fulda, California, and then to kidnap Angie, who works as a teller there. “Hunter S.

Feb 21, 2024 | joylandmagazine.com | S. Kirk Walsh

“You must come in—and I’ll cut your hair.” This was one of the first things John said to my then-boyfriend, Michael, and later to me, when he met us. It was an offering of benevolence, a proclamation of intent, a declaration of future friendship that would extend three decades.It was 1993. I was twenty-six years old. John was in his mid-thirties, and was living between New York and Los Angeles. He was a successful hairdresser with ambitions of opening his own salon in the city.

Jan 31, 2024 | texashighways.com | S. Kirk Walsh |Danielle Lopez

“Tacos have always brought me joy,” says Edgar Rico, executive chef and co-owner of Nixta Taqueria in East Austin. Originally from the Central Valley of California, Rico grew up with a passion for cooking and was already writing recipes in kindergarten. “I loved watching and assisting my mom in the kitchen,” Rico remembers.