The stories featured in Texaners by T F Rhoden offer a unique perspective of life in Texas through the eyes or immigrants, refugees, or first-generation Americans. The author succeeds at developing moving, insightful stories, but the style of prose feels artificial, and is difficult to read. The stories have strong potential, but would benefit from further editing and revision. The author demonstrates strength in descriptors, however the obscure verbs and adjectives used throughout feels forced. The phrasing is also appropriate for a novel in the eighteenth century, rather than one describing the life and interactions among young people today. Again, there is strong potential here, but additional editing and revision is needed. ( )