The calendar says fall starts near the end of September. In Texas, it starts a few weeks earlier. The leaves aren’t changing; it’s still scorching outside, and the summer heat won’t let up until mid-October. But the first week of… 

A weekend on granger Lake where old jokes, new boats, and fried catfish reminded me that the best stories are usually the ones closest to home. Around 10pm I turned down Tyler’s gravel drive and saw through the headlights the…