I’m so happy you enjoyed the story. Thank you for taking the time to read it. Now, I want details. What was said about this story and more importantly what topic did you find compelling enough to fill the other half of your dinner conversation?
Heck, John, I thought it was a true story - haha! I loved how you incorporated a couple of our favorite Substack writers as your characters and I just got acquainted with Buckee's this summer so I also felt some familiarity with the setting. I'm also an American history buff so the post Alamo tale captured me. I just found the whole story to be really credible and loved the characterization. Part of our dinner conversation was just around all of the facets of the story and part of it was just about how cool I think the Substack community is!
Hey Kevin, I want to apologize for how demanding my last comment must have seemed. I was so flattered (and excited) to read that you had not only enjoyed the story and then had spent much of your dinnertime conversation discussing it. I was caught up in the moment and didn't think about how I was phrasing my request for more information. Sorry about that, but if it's any consolation your comments really made me happy and impressed my wife and family. Thank you for that.
Funny you mention the Baytown Buc-ees because we actually did stop there on our last trip to Louisiana and saw a police chase through the parking lot... But for real, this line - “You tell Tennessee to enjoy their victory while they can,” James said. - I read in James' voice, 100%. Glad we were able to help the ghost children get some peace in the afterlife, and sorry for interrupting your sandwich. ;)
I almost died when I saw Baytown in here; I was driving back with a friend from College Station home to New Orleans in 1996 when his Bronco died in Baytown. We had to stay at a truly fleabag hotel until it could be fixed, and then we had to drive it real slow on the ride home. Watched a lot of hotel TV, if I recall!
You subscribed to the newsletter while I was writing this. I had just started to talk about the Runaway Scrape when you subscribed. I looked at your bio and saw that you were a retired history teacher and went and double-checked all of my facts to make sure that I wasn't making any obvious mistakes.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the story. Thank you for subscribing and for commenting here. I appreciate it very much.
Didn’t mean to make you nervous! The only thing was Santa Ana.😂 Seriously, I really enjoy your writing. And most of what I know about the Alamo came from the John Wayne movie!
Oops. Looks like I have some misspellings to correct. I’ll fix that. My mother’s name was Anna so I probably spelled it that way because of her name.
Talking about history through the prism of movies, is something I could support. If that’s the case, I’ve seen the Kirk Douglas Spartacus movie enough times to have a doctorate in Roman history.
I taught high school US History and used several movies and excerpts very successfully in my lessons My husband taught history as well as film; we had a great collaboration!
Fun story about a Texas institution. It’s so odd. I live in a small artsy Texas town with dozens of things to see and do, both natural and manmade. Yet when people from out of state visit all they want to so is venture 30 miles down the road to the nearest Buc-ees.
I get this comment. I was recently in North Carolina and their downtown area was very artsy. Lots of galleries and people selling handmade crafts or foods. Yet, the great bulk of people were a few miles over on the strip where all of the big chains are located.
If you have read my story, A Riddle Rendered in Ink, my discovery of Corky's Dawg House (which really is a great restaurant in Brevard, NC if you like hot dog type foods) was from that trip.
Great story, John! It was so well done that half of our dinner conversation tonight was about this story! haha!
I’m so happy you enjoyed the story. Thank you for taking the time to read it. Now, I want details. What was said about this story and more importantly what topic did you find compelling enough to fill the other half of your dinner conversation?
Heck, John, I thought it was a true story - haha! I loved how you incorporated a couple of our favorite Substack writers as your characters and I just got acquainted with Buckee's this summer so I also felt some familiarity with the setting. I'm also an American history buff so the post Alamo tale captured me. I just found the whole story to be really credible and loved the characterization. Part of our dinner conversation was just around all of the facets of the story and part of it was just about how cool I think the Substack community is!
Hey Kevin, I want to apologize for how demanding my last comment must have seemed. I was so flattered (and excited) to read that you had not only enjoyed the story and then had spent much of your dinnertime conversation discussing it. I was caught up in the moment and didn't think about how I was phrasing my request for more information. Sorry about that, but if it's any consolation your comments really made me happy and impressed my wife and family. Thank you for that.
Mama, I made it!
Funny you mention the Baytown Buc-ees because we actually did stop there on our last trip to Louisiana and saw a police chase through the parking lot... But for real, this line - “You tell Tennessee to enjoy their victory while they can,” James said. - I read in James' voice, 100%. Glad we were able to help the ghost children get some peace in the afterlife, and sorry for interrupting your sandwich. ;)
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I hope James doesn’t mind me putting words in his mouth.
I almost died when I saw Baytown in here; I was driving back with a friend from College Station home to New Orleans in 1996 when his Bronco died in Baytown. We had to stay at a truly fleabag hotel until it could be fixed, and then we had to drive it real slow on the ride home. Watched a lot of hotel TV, if I recall!
Enjoyed this one, John!
Hotel TV in 1996 is a story all to itself. Thanks for reading. I had no idea Baytown was so popular.
Excellent writing. I was drawn into the story....
That's very kind of you to say. Thank you so much.
The story was hauntingly good!
You subscribed to the newsletter while I was writing this. I had just started to talk about the Runaway Scrape when you subscribed. I looked at your bio and saw that you were a retired history teacher and went and double-checked all of my facts to make sure that I wasn't making any obvious mistakes.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the story. Thank you for subscribing and for commenting here. I appreciate it very much.
Didn’t mean to make you nervous! The only thing was Santa Ana.😂 Seriously, I really enjoy your writing. And most of what I know about the Alamo came from the John Wayne movie!
Oops. Looks like I have some misspellings to correct. I’ll fix that. My mother’s name was Anna so I probably spelled it that way because of her name.
Talking about history through the prism of movies, is something I could support. If that’s the case, I’ve seen the Kirk Douglas Spartacus movie enough times to have a doctorate in Roman history.
I taught high school US History and used several movies and excerpts very successfully in my lessons My husband taught history as well as film; we had a great collaboration!
(I fell in love with Kirk Douglas as Spartacus😂).
Fun story about a Texas institution. It’s so odd. I live in a small artsy Texas town with dozens of things to see and do, both natural and manmade. Yet when people from out of state visit all they want to so is venture 30 miles down the road to the nearest Buc-ees.
I get this comment. I was recently in North Carolina and their downtown area was very artsy. Lots of galleries and people selling handmade crafts or foods. Yet, the great bulk of people were a few miles over on the strip where all of the big chains are located.
If you have read my story, A Riddle Rendered in Ink, my discovery of Corky's Dawg House (which really is a great restaurant in Brevard, NC if you like hot dog type foods) was from that trip.
I believe! We have a Buc-ees coming to the Valley. The mind reels...
If and when they come, I hope you'll visit and share your experience with us.
Count on it.