The Texas-Sized Lives of Susanna Dickinson and William Sidney Porter

Austin, TX

Austin, as seen from, and reflected in, Lady Bird Lake.

While exploring Austin last week, I met more characters than you can shake a stick at. There was this crazy-haired guy yelling at East 4th Street (which didn’t seem to be listening) while I was reading a historical marker. He suddenly sprang from his park bench and chased me up the sidewalk until I …