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  • Classic Cars
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    Classic Car Culture

    Route 66 lures all, from street rods to muscle cars Growing up on a ranch, we’d get three or four lives out of a pickup. Old trucks with duct taped visors and dented doors rolling long after most would have discarded them. It was our own version of curating classic cars. But, for one of my most recent feature articles in Texas Co-op Power magazine, I had the pleasure of interviewing several real classic car enthusiasts. I interviewed fathers who’d restored cars with their sons, collectors who traveled the country to compete in car shows, and car club members. One of my favorite finds was a mother/daughter trio living in…

  • Lubbock Lifestyles-Fall 2017
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    Christmas Cruse

    I had the privilege of interviewing Jackie Cruse, owner of J. Cruse Christmas Gallery & Decor, for my first profile. It’s a winter wonderland in his store, a must-do when you visit Lubbock. It was published in the Fall 2017 issue of Lubbock Lifestyles. >>Read it here.