None of us wishes to abandon stereotypes if we don't have to. Their utility is unquestionable. Yet, this anthology cares little about all of that. Occasionally, the sensation of sheepishness often associated with a change in one's understanding of a place or a time is well worth the trial in self-reflection. This is, of course, occasionally. The Irish apostate James Joyce succeeded in secularizing the term "epiphany" for literature. The book in your hands now, entitled Texaners, borrows unabashedly from Joyce's insight. Texaners is, naturally, inspired by Joyce's Dubliners. Impish errors...