Mike Hoinski
@hoinski.bsky.social
magazine editor, Texas Highways
I commission and edit the Open Road essay series: https://texashighways.com/topic/open-road/
I commission and edit the Open Road essay series: https://texashighways.com/topic/open-road/
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Austin author, Michener Center director James Magnuson has died at age 84 www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
Austin author James Magnuson, former Michener Center director, has died
Magnuson wrote nine well-reviewed novels as well as works for movies, television and the stage, and directed the UT writing center for more than 20 years.
www.statesman.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Austin author, Michener Center director James Magnuson has died at age 84 www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
FIFTY years ago , my grandpa was one of Bobby knight’s assistants on the other team. 32-0, baby.
January 20, 2026 at 4:43 AM
FIFTY years ago , my grandpa was one of Bobby knight’s assistants on the other team. 32-0, baby.
CRAZY CURT CIGNETTI
January 20, 2026 at 4:41 AM
CRAZY CURT CIGNETTI
Greatest wknd of football ever
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Greatest wknd of football ever
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As Dolly Parton turns 80 today, some news: I'm thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book, "Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind the Songs," from the same publisher who brought you my books on Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, out in the US on August 11, 2026. www.amazon.com/Dolly-Parton...
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
As Dolly Parton turns 80 today, some news: I'm thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book, "Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind the Songs," from the same publisher who brought you my books on Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, out in the US on August 11, 2026. www.amazon.com/Dolly-Parton...
Reposted by Mike Hoinski
Reposted by Mike Hoinski
in november i went to see five of the concerts on Patti Smith's tour for Horses' 50th anniversary. i wrote a small book about it and you can order it now! jukeboxgraduate.com/new-book-thr...
new book - three chords and blessed noise: a patti smith tour chronicle
The tl;dr - I wrote a short book about the five shows I saw on Patti Smith's Horses 50th anniversary tour and you can buy it now!
three chords and blessed noise
In November, Patti Smith & her Band w...
jukeboxgraduate.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
in november i went to see five of the concerts on Patti Smith's tour for Horses' 50th anniversary. i wrote a small book about it and you can order it now! jukeboxgraduate.com/new-book-thr...
I’ll do Nate Bargatze’s hilarious monologue one better: I’m assembling furniture while watching the wild cards.
January 11, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I’ll do Nate Bargatze’s hilarious monologue one better: I’m assembling furniture while watching the wild cards.
Carson beck in his 7th year of college football.
2nd?
No, SEVENTH.
2nd?
No, SEVENTH.
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Carson beck in his 7th year of college football.
2nd?
No, SEVENTH.
2nd?
No, SEVENTH.
Anyone who doesn’t skip over Mother is doing it wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Anyone who doesn’t skip over Mother is doing it wrong.
Finally somebody listens to me.
January 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Finally somebody listens to me.
Happy birthday to Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s. Her memoir is a great time capsule of old Austin.
January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Happy birthday to Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s. Her memoir is a great time capsule of old Austin.
My yearly reminder: Consider turning your headphones down a touch.
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
My yearly reminder: Consider turning your headphones down a touch.
The Jan/Feb issue of @texashighways.bsky.social features a travel guide for Route 66, the tale of Frisbee Dan & Sun God in San Marcos' Sewell Park, and an essay by a longtime Austinite on the city's evolution from the vantage point of the hike-and-bike trail. PLUS: Places to stay in West Texas!
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The Jan/Feb issue of @texashighways.bsky.social features a travel guide for Route 66, the tale of Frisbee Dan & Sun God in San Marcos' Sewell Park, and an essay by a longtime Austinite on the city's evolution from the vantage point of the hike-and-bike trail. PLUS: Places to stay in West Texas!
"On the way to El Paso, I frightened myself by thinking about my grandmother’s sister Luz’s fingernails, long and blood red, coming at my brother and me to pinch our cheeks." --LUIS JARAMILLO for @texashighways.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/unea...
texashighways.com/culture/unea...
Unearthing a Touch of Desert Magic in El Paso
Summer road trips to the border city revealed priceless family lore
texashighways.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"On the way to El Paso, I frightened myself by thinking about my grandmother’s sister Luz’s fingernails, long and blood red, coming at my brother and me to pinch our cheeks." --LUIS JARAMILLO for @texashighways.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/unea...
texashighways.com/culture/unea...
Digging through old books and love the way these two look next to each other.
January 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Digging through old books and love the way these two look next to each other.
Cowboys going from bad to worse.
January 4, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Cowboys going from bad to worse.
Last summer, Venezuelan ex-pat Alejandro Puyana wrote this wonderful @texashighways.bsky.social essay on his fraught relationship with his homeland.
texashighways.com/culture/essa...
texashighways.com/culture/essa...
Cueing Peace at Austin Pool Halls
A Venezuelan ex-pat finds the heart of Texas in the corner pocket
texashighways.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Last summer, Venezuelan ex-pat Alejandro Puyana wrote this wonderful @texashighways.bsky.social essay on his fraught relationship with his homeland.
texashighways.com/culture/essa...
texashighways.com/culture/essa...
Alabama gets throttled. The new year is off to a promising start.
January 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Alabama gets throttled. The new year is off to a promising start.
I got to see the Stranger Things finale in the theater today and I cried for like the last half hour as they wrapped up all the storylines. I spent 10 years watching that series. Bravo.
January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I got to see the Stranger Things finale in the theater today and I cried for like the last half hour as they wrapped up all the storylines. I spent 10 years watching that series. Bravo.
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Here’s to having enough clean water to splash in every January 1st. Feliz Año Neuvo!
Heading out to Barton Springs for the polar bear challenge? Consider fitting this @texashighways.bsky.social read into your day. @bobby-aleman.bsky.social forged a 12-mile inner-city hike following the path of a raindrop toward Austin's beloved spring-fed pool.
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
Tracing a Raindrop Through Barton Springs
A hiker follows the path of water underground through Austin to better understand the capital city’s most popular natural attraction.
texashighways.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Here’s to having enough clean water to splash in every January 1st. Feliz Año Neuvo!