: About Me

Larry McMurtry It's 107 degrees, according to the electric sign at the bank. I try to ignore the heat, but when even your knees are sweating, it's hard not to notice. I'm walking down to the Oodles Supermart, in Archer City, Texas, to get fresh batteries for my camera to take pictures at the Harvest House Cafe. I had gone into the diner to get a Coke, and as I waited in the red Naugahyde booth, it was like slipping back in time. I half expected to see characters from "The Last Picture Show" Larry McMurtry's scandalous book about his hometown. I get my batteries and walk back up the street,...