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Bret Anthony Johnston

Bret Anthony Johnston is a best-selling author and the director of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas in Austin.

Blue Hole Regional Park, just south of Austin, Texas, is sought after for its canopy of bald cypress trees and its two rope swings.

The Sublime Sensation of the Swimming Hole

Kick off your shoes and jump into summer’s most refreshing tradition on a lazy afternoon