https://westtexasgrit.com/blogBLOG RSSWed, 12 Aug 2026 01:42:49 GMTWed, 12 Aug 2026 01:42:49 GMThttps://westtexasgrit.com/blog/my-1st-postHello, world. My name is Stephen Elder, and I am the artist and architect behind West Texas Grit. I was born and raised in Midland, Texas, right in the beating heart of the Permian Basin. Except for a couple of years spent out east in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a small Philly suburb near the Jersey border where I went to Lanop computer training school, this dusty stretch of West Texas has always been my home.While I'm sitting here staring into the screen, writing my first blog post ever, it’sWed, 12 Aug 2026 01:40:46https://westtexasgrit.com/blog/my-1st-post