J.R. Helton
J.R. Helton’s memoir Man and Beast (Abiqua Press) chronicles his experience co-founding one of the largest no-kill animal sanctuaries in the South, where he once lived among more than three hundred rescued dogs and knew every one of their names. He now lives in San Antonio, Texas.
The Apology
When I was a boy, I lived in the country about fifty miles outside of San Antonio, Texas. Our house was a trailer my father had set up on large cedar posts, three feet in the air. He covered the space below with aluminum siding and added a front porch to give the trailer a more houselike appearance. We had an above-ground pool, too.
May 2007John Lennon Is Dead And It Really Bothers Me
My Aunt Maggie had actually gone to see the Beatles (my Uncle Peter had taken her when the band had come to Houston), and we would beg Maggie to tell us about the concert. When she consented, it was as though we were in catechism on Sunday, learning about the saints.
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