August 2023 In This Issue Features Small Town Texas Inspires Original Works of Fiction Texas Small Towns to Visit Now Revisiting Tender Mercies, the Film That Put Waxahachie on the Map Departments Editor’s Note Tall Tales My Hometown Welcome to Muenster, a Bastion of German Heritage Open Road The Call of the Ocean Speaking of Texas Black Pumas Guitarist Adrian Quesada’s Music Knows No Boundaries Texana Three Texas Freedom Colonies Illuminate Life After Emancipation Getaway A Solitary Getaway in Comstock Drive / Atlas Prehistoric Rock Art Tells Cryptic Tales of Texas’ Past Drive / Ticket Waxahachie Gets the Taylor Sheridan Treatment Plates Comfort Café Supports a New Way to Recovery Plates Royers Round Top Cafe is Sweet as Pie Vintage The Rise of San Angelo Daytripper The Daytripper Digs Into Gardens and Grub in Goldthwaite Sightseer When the Sun Sets in Marshall