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Cenizo
Second Quarter 2009
elcome
to the
pages of the
Cenizo Journal,
where you’ll
find a cele-
bration
of
the Big Bend
of
Texas
through the words and images
of writers and artists who love
this special place.
My first thanks goes to the
advertisers who make this
magazine possible. The entire
magazine is paid for by their
dollars. Please give them your
business. Not only do these
businesses support the local
economy with employment,
tax dollars, civic support,
convenience and competitive
prices, they create a sense of
prosperity and vibrant street
life that no box stores or
shopping malls can touch.
Thank you to all of them –
we’re here because they’re
here!
Thank you to our contribu-
tors, all of whom want to share
their love for and unique view
of the life, culture and beauty
of Trans-Pecos Texas.
And thank you to our
readers. Please let us know
how you feel about what we
publish. We know we will grow
with your help.
We are happy to hear from
potential contributors. We
publish the first of every quar-
ter with deadlines six weeks
prior. Send inquiries to me:
[email protected].
It’s always wise, when
beginning a new adventure
such as this magazine, to be
alert to the wisdom of those
who have gone before. With
that in mind, we dedicate the
first issue of the Cenizo Journal
to the memory of Tom
Shuford, teacher, mentor and
wily guy, who helped with our
first steps and whose example
continues to be there to draw
from every day.
Dallas Baxter
For Tom Shuford
A year or so ago, I joined a writer’s group on the suggestion
of Jack Copeland and the gentle insistence of Tom Shuford.
Though my travel schedule prohibited me from attending each
month, the times I did go are etched in my memory as
principled reminders of how to nurture a story, to use correct
punctuation and to stay away from those double negatives.
Each member of the writer’s group brought his/her own
unique stamp on the process, and I grew to depend on the
feedback accordingly.
Tom seemed to always speak first. It was as if the Tom gate
had to swing forward before other opinions flowed. No one
ever complained because his thoughts were always so precise
and, though he would have chided me for saying this,
“right on.”
When he lifted those gentle, road-weary eyes up from the
page and said with great professorial ease that something was
good (save a few misplaced punctuation marks), your week was
complete.
Karen Bernstein