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New Englander at heart. New Yorker in spirit. Texan by happenstance.

Tall Cities
A New Yorker's Guide to West Texas and Other Things
Reflections
Mar 11

Mar 11 Reflections

Billie Edington
personal, ideas & intrigues, places

Something about the sea.

Love Train
Jul 2

Jul 2 Love Train

Billie Edington
food, people

The meal train in Midland isn’t just a gift - it’s an art.

A Theory of Relativity
May 1

May 1 A Theory of Relativity

Billie Edington
ideas & intrigues, personal, places

Life can feel as monumental in a small town as it can feel infinitesimal in a big city.

Roots
Feb 10

Feb 10 Roots

Billie Edington
people, personal, ideas & intrigues

Less pirate, more pioneer

Stories We Tell Ourselves
Sep 17

Sep 17 Stories We Tell Ourselves

Billie Edington
people, ideas & intrigues

Sometimes we become so intent on writing our own stories, we forget they’re just that – ours.

New York, I Love You
Apr 7

Apr 7 New York, I Love You

Billie Edington
places

In my dreams, New York is just as I left her, but in my heart, I know she is not.

Who We Became
Mar 19

Mar 19 Who We Became

Billie Edington
ideas, personal

In Quarantine

Cafe Dominique
Feb 29

Feb 29 Cafe Dominique

Billie Edington
food

The Italian-American hangover, in all its glory

The Road to Oklahoma
Feb 24

Feb 24 The Road to Oklahoma

Billie Edington
places, ideas

I think about how far we are from New York, how unfamiliar I remain with my own country, and how this must be what people in New York picture when I tell them where I live.

Learning to Fly
Oct 21

Oct 21 Learning to Fly

Billie Edington
places, ideas

Living in Midland means learning to leave it frequently.

Flies
Sep 3

Sep 3 Flies

Billie Edington
people

In Memoriam

The Bar
Aug 14

Aug 14 The Bar

Billie Edington
places, food

In a town that changes between morning and noon, The Bar has stood for 40 years.

Taco DiVino
Aug 12

Aug 12 Taco DiVino

Billie Edington
food, places

American-Mexican fusion takes on a whole new meaning at Midland’s Taco DiVino.

A (Personal) Introduction to Midland, Texas Pt. 2
Aug 7

Aug 7 A (Personal) Introduction to Midland, Texas Pt. 2

Billie Edington
places, people, ideas

When I meet people who are unfamiliar with Midland, Texas, there are three things I mention: Oil & Gas, Friday Night Lights and Trevor Stoltz.

A (Personal) Introduction to Midland, Texas Pt. 1
Aug 6

Aug 6 A (Personal) Introduction to Midland, Texas Pt. 1

Billie Edington
places, ideas

The irony is not lost on me that between New York and Midland, this is the one known as the ‘Tall City.’

The What and the Why
Jul 30

Jul 30 The What and the Why

Billie Edington
places, ideas

There are two things as a New Yorker you don’t have to justify to other New Yorkers - what you’re doing there and why you don’t have a car.

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