MUMENTOUS: Original Photos and Mostly-True Stories about Football, Glue Guns, Moms, and a Supersized High School Tradition that was Born Deep in the Heart of Texas is available in hardback and Kindle. You can also purchase autographed copies. Stickers, too! Visit our online shop for details.

“This century-long evolution of what it means to “go” to homecoming has been a long, slow burn stoked by Texas teenagers being teenagers living in the present. Charged with contrary desires to fit in and stand out and to “go-fight-win” for a place you love more than you can explain, today’s rules of engagement have eclipsed the original courtship ritual that predates anyone alive.”

© Amy J. Schultz (photos presented in black & white to give them a nostalgic look)