Pat Dunlap Evans6 days ago1 minLord Byron Loves June BugsIn Austin, a species of scarab beetle, a.k.a., the June bug, arrives in March and April. This specimen is Phyllophaga hirtiventris, a cousin to the turf-eat...
Pat Dunlap EvansFeb 232 minIn Praise of MayoI love mayonnaise. Always have. When I was a child, my sister and I used to rush inside with a sack of groceries, pull out the mayo jar, and tussle over who w...
Pat Dunlap EvansJan 293 minMy Bromeliad Finally BloomedEither Stacy Livingston Vanbecelaere or Reed Livingston Bates—both are my daughters but I can’t remember which one—gave me a gorgeous bromeliad plant many ye...
Pat Dunlap EvansJan 23, 20191 minAddendum to My Earlier Dog StoryJanuary 23, 2019 Our male Cockalier (Cocker/Cavalier) Lord Byron has a favorite spot upstairs, a covered porch off our TV-watching room. Last night, Byron wa...
Pat Dunlap EvansJan 12, 20194 minA Tale of Two DogsJanuary 12, 2019 Our two dogs are named Meryl Streep and Lord Byron. They are 26 and 30 pounds, respectively, long-haired, black and tan, with spots of white...
Pat Dunlap EvansJan 8, 20193 minThe Sound of Music – The Backstory January 8, 2019 I’ve just finished writing a novel called Backstory. It’s a fictional account that pretends to be the truth behind an Academy Award nominated...
Pat Dunlap EvansNov 24, 20183 minThe Tardiness Gene November 24, 2018 I run late. About 15 minutes. My daughters do too. My son, well, he’s either early or late. But not being on time is what our family expect...
Pat Dunlap EvansOct 8, 20182 minWhat Good is a Blog? It's for Staying in Touch with Readers Like You.October 8, 2018 Dear Readers and Followers: I'm supposed to keep my blog fresh, but sometimes writing a new post takes a good part of the day. Writing someth...
Pat Dunlap EvansJul 24, 20183 minMaking a Boring Spectacle of MyselfJuly 24, 2018 I have scheduled a book promo for my mystery-thriller Out and In with Lone Star Literary Life, an e-news letter for Texas writers and Texas rea...
Pat Dunlap EvansJun 24, 20183 minFeeling Futile in the Great Sea of ChangeJune 24, 2018 Authors write to tell a story, to express a thought or emotion, to entertain. Mostly, we hope what we do impacts readers in a positive way. My ...
Pat Dunlap EvansDec 12, 20172 minMy Silent Orchestra of AngelsDecember 12, 2017 Besides holiday eggnog, I've developed an "over do it" problem with Dresden porcelain angels. Long ago, my niece's mom gave me a set of sev...
Pat Dunlap EvansOct 15, 20178 minA Sad Goodbye to Uncle JohnOctober 15, 2017 My pen name is Pat Dunlap Evans, but my official middle name is Kennedy, which was my mother's birth name. She's gone now, along with her ol...
Pat Dunlap EvansOct 8, 20172 minMeryl Streep Loves Eddie the 5-0 DogOctober 8, 2017 Our TV-watching dog Meryl Streep, named after the famed actress, was thrilled that the action-detective show "Hawaii Five-0" has added "Eddie...
Pat Dunlap EvansOct 7, 20174 minWhy I Still Read the Print Version of My Daily NewspaperOctober 7, 2017 My degrees are in English, but my academic focus was “creative writing and journalism.” After grad school, I got a job in advertising and qui...
Pat Dunlap EvansAug 28, 20173 minChasing the Solar EclipseAugust 28, 2017 My husband and I drove to Kansas City for the Great American Solar Eclipse, thinking we would view it in St. Joseph, MO, site of 100% totalit...
Pat Dunlap EvansAug 14, 20172 minMy Brother In Law Is Mad at MeAugust 14, 2017 My brother in law is mad at me because I didn't have time to make his favorite cake for a family birthday party Sunday night, where we served...
Pat Dunlap EvansMay 25, 20172 minNo Fingerprints. I Should Be a Crook! May 25, 2017 Three times now, I've had my fingerprints taken to submit to the FBI. This is related to a Texas concealed handgun license (CHL) that I got year...