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Hook vs Pest Control

December 12, 2014October 13, 2019 / Writings By Rosemary / 7 Comments

Four months after Hook and I married and I’d moved out of my spacious, comfy, pest-free home and into his eclectic, south Austin insect-friendly house, I cheated on him. My betrayal was not of a sexual nature but it was a broken vow nonetheless or at least that is what Allan would have had me … Continue reading Hook vs Pest Control

Hook Plaid Shirt Story

November 25, 2014April 13, 2018 / Writings By Rosemary / 5 Comments

In defense of myself, I never expected the absence of the plaid shirts would mean so much.  I figured that by the time I’d gotten around to fessing up to Allan -- 20 or 30 years later -- how and when they disappeared in 2011 that so much time would have passed that he would … Continue reading Hook Plaid Shirt Story

Live Forever

November 17, 2014November 16, 2015 / Writings By Rosemary / 6 Comments

Today I will spread the last of Hook’s ashes. In the movies when a person does this, it's made to seem as though ashes are but a cup full maybe two. The reality is that a human body cremated produces more than four liters of ashes.  I only know this because I dropped off four, one … Continue reading Live Forever

From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to Sydney

September 30, 2014November 13, 2018 / Writings By Rosemary / 6 Comments

By the time most of you read this, I’ll be on the last leg of my 30-day Australia trip, back over the Pacific Ocean and on my way home to Austin. Overseas when people asked what country I was from, I always replied, “Texas!” There are three U.S. states that everyone in the world recognizes … Continue reading From the Outback to the Great Barrier Reef to Sydney

In the Land of Oz

September 3, 2014February 27, 2018 / Writings By Rosemary / 21 Comments

Five days ago, I arrived Brisbane’s international airport with Hook’s ashes and managed to avert a personal customs check of my baggage. Before I left Austin, I purchased one of those face powder makeup containers and emptied it, then filled it up with my dead husband inside.  I was fully prepared to dip the mini … Continue reading In the Land of Oz

A Pilgrimage of Milestones

August 14, 2014April 19, 2016 / Writings By Rosemary / 16 Comments

In two weeks, I'll be on a plane to Australia. Someone said that I was taking a pilgrimage but I've realized that this entire year has been nothing but a pilgrimage of milestones.  The first birthdays, the first holidays, the first trip back to the Texas coast, our anniversary in June which by the way is not … Continue reading A Pilgrimage of Milestones

The Hook Challenge

June 24, 2014August 29, 2016 / Writings By Rosemary / 2 Comments

2016 UPDATE of donation link: Click here: http://ow.ly/EhIv303HtRr - and please be sure to indicate HOOK ENDOWMENT   UPDATE 6/26/2014, 10:03amCST When the St. Edward's folks said, We're going to do a 48-hour Hook Challenge to see if we can get another 145 donations, well I thought that was a great goal and I was completely unsure … Continue reading The Hook Challenge

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  • ABOUT: HOOK WILD BASIN FUND — -– Full description of the Dr. Hook Wild Basin Fund, developed to support creative research at the Wild Basin Preserve in Austin, Texas. Any undergraduate / graduate student in the world, enrolled in an accredited university, is eligible to apply.
  • DONATE: HOOK WILD BASIN FUND — -– A direct link to donate online for the Dr. Hook Wild Basin Fund via the St. Edward’s University website. All donations at any level are welcomed!
  • HOOK FELLOWS AS OF 2020 — -– Hook Fellows are chosen based on a combination of proposed creative research, GPA, and recommendations. Fellows come from academic disciplines including but not limited to the Humanities, Behavioral and Social Science, Natural Sciences, Education

Media on Dr. Hook

  • IN MEMORIAM: DR. ALLAN W. HOOK — YNN Austin interview about Dr. Allan Hook; with Dr. Bill Quinn, Dr John Abbott, and pre-med student, Mike Satcher on St. Edward’s University’s campus in Austin, Texas.
  • WILD BASIN WILDERNESS PRESERVE — The Wild Basin Preserve is 227 acres of wilderness surrounded by residential neighborhoods in west Austin. The preserve was established by the visionary work of seven Texas women to protect the Texas Hill Country from Homo sapien destruction.
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