Tag: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

Hector Hemphill had been in Fort Stockton so long folks used him as a unit of time. “Back when Hector tried to sell us on solar water heaters,” they’d say, or, “Before Hector’s cousin ran the fireworks stand out by the stock tank.” He was equal parts squeak and hinge—always there, seldom welcome, somehow necessary…