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"You find the untold stories of so many women... women who've been lost from the pages of history, and you write them well."
— Evelyn Wilson
Tarrant County College
English professor

Did you know...

A Dallas woman, a widow in the 1850’s, juggled the roles of business with caring for her children. She built a bridge across the Trinity River that sealed Dallas’ future as a major city at the crossroads of Texas.
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A note from Carmen...

    What a fun and interesting summer, and it's just getting started! Back to writing after months on hold. Dashed off a couple of essays--on “miracles” and “Mom’s”--for anthologies, and then returned to: Texas women, their tales, and spirited lives. At the suggestion of a publisher, I pulled together a number of columns for a “collection” and sent off a proposal this week at the beginning of summer. It looks like it’ll be a writing summer, something to look forward to before returning for TCU “J” school fall classes.

    Also, I took advantage of a program at my favorite writing group, Dallas Fort Worth Writers Workshop to learn about Twitter. Now that I’m signed up as “WritingTxDame” I’ll be looking forward to chatting with more of you in this really short form of communications.

    SMU’s creative writing program beckoned once again and I’m teaching some private tutorials and a class or two. The men and women I’ve met in this program are diverse and creative so they keep me on my toes about this writing game.

    Soon, I’ll drive up to Oklahoma City for this year’s Western Writers of America convention in Oklahoma City for the chance to see old friends, pick up an assignment or two, and some new yarns for “Texas Dames.”