Home Spun: A Collection

by Leon Hale

A selection of articles from the author's column printed in the Houston chronicle between 1989 and 1996 explore church pew etiquette, high school football, the change of the seasons, and what can happen when you turn off the TV

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1997

About the author

Leon Hale was an American journalist and author. He worked as a columnist for the Houston Chronicle from 1984 until his retirement in 2014. Before that, he had a column in the Houston Post for 32 years. He was the author of twelve books.

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Possibly my favorite of the Leon Hale collections. Whether you find the fish story credible or not, you’ll shake your head in admiration and wonder.

The two longer pieces, Primavera - about the tradition of Hale and a friend traveling south to meet the spring - and Normandy - about Hale’s European trip and musings about the 50th anniversary of the invasion at Normandy - are alone worth the price of admission.

The selected columns are pretty darn good, too.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short stories that are well written and so interesting.

[Richard Brear · Rating 4 out of 5]

love this book of Hale's, too

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stories like my grandmother used to tell.