Easy Going

by Leon Hale, Ancel Nunn (Illustrator)

Easy Going gives us Leon Hale where he is most at home, on the road. In a collection drawn from his longtime column for The Houston Post he takes us with him from the Grand Prairie to the Piney Woods to the Lower Rio Grande Valley to the “quiet, thoughtful” countryside of Washington County. This is Texas at its backroads best, a portrait of people and places that remains fresh and unique despite the passage of time.Hale is special. His view is clear and wide and his theme is happiness―the kind you come upon easily and naturally when you live with a relaxed openness, alert to the potential for joy in common day experience.His world is a place we can go to when our spirits need soothing. His voice and outlook are grounded and authentic, filled with humor, sentiment and timeless warmth. 

Genres: Essays

276 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

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

[Richard Brear]

more great essays by a master of essays--Hale's writings are works that even essayists Montagne and White would be proud to have written--I'm just proud to be a Texan as he is. While I've dabbled in journalism, journalism has been Hale's bread and butter for more decades than I've been alive. His mind and "voice" are as fresh and real as that of my own progeny!