CEREAL MILLIONAIRE FIGHTS DROUGHT WITH DYNAMITE

CEREAL MILLIONAIRE FIGHTS DROUGHT WITH DYNAMITE

Pea would surely have stopped for this marker if she’d made it this far! It’s located on the caprock of the Llano Estacado (Staked Plains) near Post, Texas, and the notion that the venerable C . W. Post (Post Toasties, anyone?) battled drought with dynamite…well, I cannot imagine

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BROKEN HEART

BROKEN HEART

I’ve driven past this sign along US 183 in Central Texas a hundred times, wondering who put it up and what the story is behind it. Here’s an excerpt from when Pea and her gang of misfits encounter this same sign on their journey: What few clouds

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COMBAT BOOTS AND PEARLS

COMBAT BOOTS AND PEARLS

Eudora “Pea” O’Brien is trying to find her place in the world after losing the last of her family. Her huge heart has her making unscheduled stops on her journey for a stray kitten, a pregnant teenager named Alex, running from an abusive boyfriend, and the charming

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