Luke Ferretter
Professor of English
Baylor University
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Fall Break in Washington, DC
Jen, Lucy, and Sam visit Aunt Lucia in Washington DC
National Cathedral; Georgetown University; Georgetown snacks; Washington Monument; DC architecture; Aunt Lucia’s house; photo of Aunt Lucia interviewing President Lyndon B. Johnson for The Christian Science Monitor.
Our summer trips
Visiting grandma, cousins, aunts, and uncles in Ohio:
Peter and Kat go ballooning in New York:
Mackie visits Aunt Lucia in DC:
Jen does AP grading in Louisville:
Lucy goes to camp at Mo Ranch (in the Texas Hill Country), and goes horseback riding with her friend (This is Moose the horse):
Fourth of July, 2026
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Yes we do.
Other photos: Maggie celebrating with her friends at Ridgewood; Waco’s great firework display over the Brazos.
One year at sea in the US Coast Guard!
Our son Mackie has served one year at sea in the US Coast Guard. Very proud of your service, Mackie!
American Literature Association Conference in Chicago
My first time in the great city of Chicago. I loved everything about it. I can particularly recommend the Palmer House Hilton (notice the beautiful ceiling of the lobby bar in the second picture), the historic Exchange restaurant on Michigan (see their atrium in the fourth picture), and Momento Cantina on East Monroe (especially their octopus tacos). Wonderful to hear such great papers from the country’s top scholars of American literature.
Our Easter vacations
Jen takes Maggie to visit Mackie in Portland, where he is serving in the Coast Guard. Lucy, Sam, and I do activities in Waco. This is Jen, Maggie, and Mackie in the beautiful city of Portland:
This is me, Lucy, and Sam in the great city of Waco. We are at Mamaka Bowls; Cameron Park; Slow Rise on the Brazos; Putters mini-golf and arcades; and Magnolia:
A night at Richard’s ranch
My good friend and colleague at Baylor Richard Rankin Russell bought a piece of land near Lake Limestone, TX a few years ago, and has built a beautiful cabin on it. He invited a few of us Baylor folks to spend a day and night there:
We had amazing barbeque at Old Union Eats out near Groesbeck; did some work on the land; ate salmon and potatoes; and talked around the burn pile until the small hours. A great day. Check out Richard’s world-class publications on his Baylor faculty page here.
Winter weather hits Texas
Lucy makes a snowball; then goes sledding, watched by Lotus the cat; Jen and I walk through the snow to Starbuck’s.
Beautiful Arkansas
We spent a wonderful week over Christmas break in one of our favorite places – the Ozark National Forest in northwest Arkansas. Joined by Jen’s sister Emily’s beautiful family.
We visited Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, Lost Valley trail, Eden Falls cave, Sam’s Loop trail, Pedestal Rocks and Kings Bluff trail, and Alum Cove trail. Such beautiful country!
Merry Christmas!
Celebrating at home and with the city of Waco, after their wonderful tree-lighting and fireworks
A Christmas Carol on 5th Street
Lucy and I performing in Baylor English department’s A Christmas Carol :
Link to the Baylor Lariat’s account of the event. Thanks Ginger Hanchey for putting on such a wonderful literary event for the Baylor and Waco communities!
