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As the snow flies and the March winds blow,
we hope you’ll enjoy the stories and poems in this
issue of Cenizo.
The “Mathematics of Botany” is part of a
fascinating display at the Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Center’s Visitors’ Center – read all about
it here, and see all about it there.
And a look at architecture and buildings in our
area in two stories – Bill Smith’s tribute to his
grandfather Art Oatman’s career as a builder and
master craftsman in the Tri-counties in the early
20th century and Lonn Taylor’s further
adventures with the architecturally nimble Henry
Charles Trost. You won’t look at the structures
you see every day in the same way again.
“Voices of the Big Bend” resonates with three
stories of people who have made a mark in our
area through history, mining and the restaurant
business.
The Marfa Mystery Lights – whether you’ve
seen them a dozen times or continue to find them
elusive, here’s a story that will explain it all – or
will it? That’s why they’re the “mystery” lights.
Mike Marvins’ photo essay – excerpts from his
new book Texas’ Big Bend: A Photographic Adventure –
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While Austin claims to be the Live Music
Capital of the World, it will have to go some to
challenge the Trans-Pecos for the title. Here are
two songwriter/performers who have turned the
desert into a partner in making music.
Spring is poetry time, with two gatherings for
cowboy poetry in February and April (next issue)
being National Poetry Month. Nationally recog-
nized poet Joel Nelson, former Texas Poet
Laureate Larry Thomas, former Lannan writer
Jessica Moore and new poet Jeannie Gambill cel-
ebrate the region with their words.
And what would the Trans-Pecos be without
Freighter John Burgess, Bobcat Carter, Tale-teller
Blair Pittman, the Texas Rangers and the outlaws
in this issue’s “Texas Trivia”?
We hope you enjoy what you read here.
Writers, poets, artists and photographers –
Cenizo welcomes your submissions. Please contact me at
editor@cenizojournal.com, and let’s talk!
Editor’s Note – due to a printer’s error, the cover photo
on the last issue was not titled correctly. James H. Evans’
photo is called “Sotols in the Morning.”
Dallas Baxter
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Cenizo
First Quarter 2010