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Dr. Allan W. Hook

All Things Must Pass

January 29, 2014December 13, 2016 / Writings By Rosemary / 14 Comments

            Even though I haven’t posted a blog since December, I have been writing like a mad woman.  Today I write from a condo on the Texas coast in Port Aransas having arrived Sunday night.  The plan is to spend the rest of this week focused on cranking out the … Continue reading All Things Must Pass

Allan William Hook

September 3, 2013October 3, 2023 / Writings By Rosemary / 43 Comments

Sericophorus wasp found in the Outback. Photo courtesy of Dr. Terry Houston, Museum of Western Australia in Perth, 2013. Emailed to Allan from Dr. Houston on Sept 1st, 2013. Allan passed away this morning at 2:10.  With us at home were his best man, Kelly Scott, and his faithful colleague, Bill Quinn. Obituary for Dr. … Continue reading Allan William Hook

Votary of Nature

August 28, 2013September 8, 2023 / Writings By Rosemary / 30 Comments

     A lack of time continues to creep up on me and this is a now or never post so I hope it ends up making sense.  In my last blog, I said I'd be writing about God and religion with the caveat that there would be no preaching, soapboxes, or soul saving.  Given the … Continue reading Votary of Nature

Calling for Hook Stories

August 3, 2013January 30, 2014 / Writings By Rosemary / 5 Comments

Do you have a story you'd be willing to share about Hook or Allan or Al or Dr. Hook?  If so, I'd love to receive it via email so I could: Read these to Hook.  He seems to enjoy having me read to him just before he dozes off.  (I read to him all of … Continue reading Calling for Hook Stories

The Gift of Time

May 23, 2013October 20, 2024 / Writings By Rosemary / 28 Comments

There was this whole story I was concocting in my head about how to lead you to the updated news.  Perhaps if I had cried less in the last month I could muster the enthusiasm and passion I normally feel, but since I’ve had to put my big girl panties on then I’m going to … Continue reading The Gift of Time

From Room 232

December 9, 2012January 10, 2014 / Writings By Rosemary / 9 Comments

The frustration with hospitals is that they are in the business of treating patients instead of people and those closest to the front lines, nurses and technicians, get caught in the political middle ... but the body that pays is the one strapped to a bed completely dependent upon those around him. FRIDAY late afternoon:  … Continue reading From Room 232

Who is Rosemary?

Unknown's avatarA writer, runner, and talent recruiter, I tell true tales on the stage and the page in the U.S. and the U.K. After winning two Moth StorySLAMS in Houston and London and opening at the Paramount Theatre ATX in 2024 for The Moth’s annual mainstage event, I'm returning to my writing roots. I launched two, one-act plays, The Mystery of the Plaid Shirts and the commissioned, A Pest Control Affair, via Hyde Park’s Frontera Fest. In 2025, I co-wrote my first screenplay, a comedy adventure about the intimacy needs and wants of women in the middle of their lives. My current WIP is a collection of essays + corresponding screenplay, working title *In the Land of Oz.* And ... if you’re into #Education and #Research, check out the Hook Wild Basin Endowment at WildBasin.org. Created by my late husband, Hook, and me our endowment awards up to 5 Hook Fellows $8,000/year with over 85 Hook Fellows to date. #NatureMatters.

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YNN Austin interviews Dr. Bill Quinn, Dr. John Abbott, and pre-med student, Mike Satcher, on St. Edward's University's campus and at the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve in Austin upon the passing of Hook on September 3, 2013.
ABOUT the Hook Wild Basin Fund: The Dr. Allan W. Hook Endowed Wild Basin Creative Research Fund is a generous fellowship that provides funding for student projects at Wild Basin or other lands in the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve system. Hook Fellows' projects can be research-based or creative endeavors, and they can be grounded in any major at any college or university. Recent Hook Fellows have investigated new technologies for censusing deer, researched microbial communities in the streams and soils of Wild Basin, and created nature-based art installations. As of 2025, almost 90 Hook Fellows have been awarded funds.
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