mum stories
Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about homecoming mums, one blog post at a time
What is a Homecoming Mum in Texas?
If you have a wearable flower that is embellished with a spirited array of ribbons and trinkets, you probably have yourself a homecoming mum.
What goes on a homecoming mum?
Embellishments within a homecoming mum are all about Texas swagger, personal taste, local traditions, and individual style.
What the made-up word “MUMENTOUS” means and other questions about writing a book
The most meaningful part of Mumentous was the moment I first wrote my own mom into the story. It was not something I expected or planned to do. She passed away a few years before I began working on Mumentous, so it was really nice to spend time with her again.
Read a chapter from the book, MUMENTOUS
This century-long evolution of what it means to “go” to homecoming (mums included) has been a long, slow burn stoked by Texas teenagers being teenagers living in the present.
Is MUMENTOUS about more than homecoming mums?
Women are society’s tradition-keepers, so whether we’re talking about mums or Christmas trees or packing up the kids to go to Grandma’s house every year, chances are there’s a matriarch making it all happen.
Why I wrote a book about homecoming mums
Yeah, so why did I write a book about the homecoming mum tradition in Texas?