Bonney's Place
LEON HALE is the author of ten books, including two novels; four column collections, including regional bestsellerHome Spun; and an award-winning memoir,Paper Hero. He has won the Lon Tinkle lifetime achievement award and Jesse H. Jones best novel award from the Texas Institute of Letters, along with numerous column writing awards from the Headliners Foundation, United Press International, and the Associated Press. Hale writes a thrice-weekly personal essay column for theHouston Chronicleand divides his time between Houston, Washington County, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.