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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New OPEN ROAD essay : Texas Highways
"Running isn’t a contact sport, though I’d argue the pain inflicted during endurance sports hurts more intensely than a hit you might take on the football field. In essence, you’re suffocating yourself." @iandille.bsky.social
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"Running isn’t a contact sport, though I’d argue the pain inflicted during endurance sports hurts more intensely than a hit you might take on the football field. In essence, you’re suffocating yourself." @iandille.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/runn...
Running Free in North Texas
A Southlake Carroll cross country member returns to the starting line 30 years later
texashighways.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New OPEN ROAD essay : Texas Highways
"Running isn’t a contact sport, though I’d argue the pain inflicted during endurance sports hurts more intensely than a hit you might take on the football field. In essence, you’re suffocating yourself." @iandille.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/runn...
"Running isn’t a contact sport, though I’d argue the pain inflicted during endurance sports hurts more intensely than a hit you might take on the football field. In essence, you’re suffocating yourself." @iandille.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/runn...
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"What began as a childhood wonder with masked men who looked like they could fly around the ring, evolved into a focus on Eddie. During a time when I lived in what felt like different worlds, he reminded me of home."
@randradefranco.bsky.social for @espn.com: www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/...
@randradefranco.bsky.social for @espn.com: www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/...
For the family of WWE legend Eddie Guerrero, his shadow still looms large
Twenty years after his death, the legendary WWE superstar still exists in the memories of his loved ones.
www.espn.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"What began as a childhood wonder with masked men who looked like they could fly around the ring, evolved into a focus on Eddie. During a time when I lived in what felt like different worlds, he reminded me of home."
@randradefranco.bsky.social for @espn.com: www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/...
@randradefranco.bsky.social for @espn.com: www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/...
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Tomorrow will be 20 years since Eddie Guerrero died.
I wrote about Eddie, existing in memories and between spaces, and about searching for things that aren't there.
www.espn.com/wrestling/st...
I wrote about Eddie, existing in memories and between spaces, and about searching for things that aren't there.
www.espn.com/wrestling/st...
For the family of WWE legend Eddie Guerrero, his shadow still looms large
Twenty years after his death, the legendary WWE superstar still exists in the memories of his loved ones.
www.espn.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tomorrow will be 20 years since Eddie Guerrero died.
I wrote about Eddie, existing in memories and between spaces, and about searching for things that aren't there.
www.espn.com/wrestling/st...
I wrote about Eddie, existing in memories and between spaces, and about searching for things that aren't there.
www.espn.com/wrestling/st...
Best tacos in Austin? Visit Paprika on North Lamar and tell me otherwise.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Best tacos in Austin? Visit Paprika on North Lamar and tell me otherwise.
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Follow a hypothetical raindrop from South Austin to Barton Springs on a 12-mile inner city eco-hike. We stop by Whirlpool cave, an old ranch, & the prettiest spot in the greenbelt, on our way to the crown jewel of Austin, Texas— #nature #photography #hiking 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
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Follow a hypothetical raindrop from South Austin to Barton Springs on a 12-mile inner city eco-hike. We stop by Whirlpool cave, an old ranch, & the prettiest spot in the greenbelt, on our way to the crown jewel of Austin, Texas— #nature #photography #hiking texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Please join us in Austin this Saturday for the Night of Photojournalism, where Adriana Loureiro, John Moore @perla-trevizo.bsky.social @ilanapl.bsky.social & others will be presenting their work. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/night-of-p...
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Please join us in Austin this Saturday for the Night of Photojournalism, where Adriana Loureiro, John Moore @perla-trevizo.bsky.social @ilanapl.bsky.social & others will be presenting their work. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/night-of-p...
"acebuche" by ire'ne lara silva
"for months i slept only 45 minutes at a time for months i barely wanted to eat
for months i dreamt of all my teeth falling out and a screaming baby in the freezer"
waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
"for months i slept only 45 minutes at a time for months i barely wanted to eat
for months i dreamt of all my teeth falling out and a screaming baby in the freezer"
waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
acebuche | ire’ne lara silva
the year i turned thirty one, i found a little park in north mcallen / with perfectly even sidewalks forming a perfect circle... ❡
waxwingmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"acebuche" by ire'ne lara silva
"for months i slept only 45 minutes at a time for months i barely wanted to eat
for months i dreamt of all my teeth falling out and a screaming baby in the freezer"
waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
"for months i slept only 45 minutes at a time for months i barely wanted to eat
for months i dreamt of all my teeth falling out and a screaming baby in the freezer"
waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...
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“People of our generation will be the 89-year-old bluesmen at that time...." says Zach Ernst www.austinchronicle.com/music/antone...
Antone’s Announces 50-Year Lease Extension, Blues Museum • The Austin Chronicle
For a locally owned music venue, 50 years can feel like eternity, but the Antone’s team isn’t letting the milestone stall their imagination for the future of Austin’s Home of the Blues. Today, still ...
www.austinchronicle.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“People of our generation will be the 89-year-old bluesmen at that time...." says Zach Ernst www.austinchronicle.com/music/antone...
Where the Raindrop Ends
A Barton Springs devotee traces its water source on a 12-mile inner-city hike
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for @texashighways.bsky.social
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
A Barton Springs devotee traces its water source on a 12-mile inner-city hike
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for @texashighways.bsky.social
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
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Where the Raindrop Ends
A Barton Springs devotee traces its water source on a 12-mile inner-city hike
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for @texashighways.bsky.social
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
A Barton Springs devotee traces its water source on a 12-mile inner-city hike
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for @texashighways.bsky.social
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
Incredible cover by @highcountrynews.org and story by @btoastie.bsky.social. 🤘🏻
Rural Californians living without power.
Coho salmon finding new life.
Indigenous youth finding joy in heavy metal.
The November issue of High Country News captures a West in flux — and in motion.
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Coho salmon finding new life.
Indigenous youth finding joy in heavy metal.
The November issue of High Country News captures a West in flux — and in motion.
buff.ly/HYteQGv
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Incredible cover by @highcountrynews.org and story by @btoastie.bsky.social. 🤘🏻
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“Heavy music teaches us things such as we’re not alone; when life is dark, we do something about it. We’re not just a prisoner to that darkness. But also that our risk fluctuates, that our misery isn’t gonna last forever. There are ways through it.” www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
www.hcn.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“Heavy music teaches us things such as we’re not alone; when life is dark, we do something about it. We’re not just a prisoner to that darkness. But also that our risk fluctuates, that our misery isn’t gonna last forever. There are ways through it.” www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
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The new Bruce Lee stamps are bad-ass.
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The new Bruce Lee stamps are bad-ass.
There must have been 100 cars lined up this morning for a food pantry at a church in our neighborhood.
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There must have been 100 cars lined up this morning for a food pantry at a church in our neighborhood.
Wow, this month marks seven years of Open Road essays at @texashighways.bsky.social. I'm grateful to the Queen of Austin lit, Sarah Bird, for starting it off.
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texashighways.com/culture/at-p...
At Paisano Ranch, the Spirit of J. Frank Dobie—and the Muses—Abide
Read More >
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November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Wow, this month marks seven years of Open Road essays at @texashighways.bsky.social. I'm grateful to the Queen of Austin lit, Sarah Bird, for starting it off.
texashighways.com/culture/at-p...
texashighways.com/culture/at-p...
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Aca andamos.
Got a chapter in this book that comes out December 9.
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...
Got a chapter in this book that comes out December 9.
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Aca andamos.
Got a chapter in this book that comes out December 9.
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...
Got a chapter in this book that comes out December 9.
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...
He died 9 years ago today. Last night I heard this same song on the finale of “The Lowdown,” and two nights ago I saw Cameron Winter and Geese. Eternal blessings to the one and only Leonard cohen.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
He died 9 years ago today. Last night I heard this same song on the finale of “The Lowdown,” and two nights ago I saw Cameron Winter and Geese. Eternal blessings to the one and only Leonard cohen.
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Journalists! Scientists! Historians! Essayists! At HEAT DEATH, we want to create a space where smart writers can write things they wouldn't have been able to attempt elsewhere.
Got an idea? Pitch us here! ($50-75$ per piece, thorough edits, you keep all rights.)
Got an idea? Pitch us here! ($50-75$ per piece, thorough edits, you keep all rights.)
Pitch Us!
What Do You Want?
We here at Heat Death are always interested in commissioning guest essays and pieces that fit with our primary ethos – weird deep dives into history, ecology, culture, and the unexp...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Journalists! Scientists! Historians! Essayists! At HEAT DEATH, we want to create a space where smart writers can write things they wouldn't have been able to attempt elsewhere.
Got an idea? Pitch us here! ($50-75$ per piece, thorough edits, you keep all rights.)
Got an idea? Pitch us here! ($50-75$ per piece, thorough edits, you keep all rights.)
“If you could shrink down to the size of a raindrop and flow into one of these caves, you’d travel for miles underground and end up at Barton Springs!”
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways
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
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“If you could shrink down to the size of a raindrop and flow into one of these caves, you’d travel for miles underground and end up at Barton Springs!”
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
@bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
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Pretty neat to read about how the pool is fed.
Barton Springs is the 💙 of Austin. This spring-fed pool is where Robert Redford learned to swim & where all walks of life congregate. Here's the greatest story about Barton Springs never before told, by @bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways. #longreads
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
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Pretty neat to read about how the pool is fed.
Barton Springs is the 💙 of Austin. This spring-fed pool is where Robert Redford learned to swim & where all walks of life congregate. Here's the greatest story about Barton Springs never before told, by @bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways. #longreads
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
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Barton Springs is the 💙 of Austin. This spring-fed pool is where Robert Redford learned to swim & where all walks of life congregate. Here's the greatest story about Barton Springs never before told, by @bobby-aleman.bsky.social for Texas Highways. #longreads
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
texashighways.com/outdoors/tra...
Neil Young was playing today’s music 50 years ago.
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Neil Young was playing today’s music 50 years ago.
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Sherrie Wolf. Plums. 2019
November 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Sherrie Wolf. Plums. 2019
