Dude Ham was a retired King Ranch cowboy who opened a diner in Bliss, Texas. Dinner music was provided by a tuba player who performed all kinds of music, even Italian love songs.The above is from a fictional story in a book of short stories titled KING OF THE LAKE AND OTHER STORIES written by Temple author Kira Marie McCullough.“From the time I was eight years old I always wanted to be a published author. I guess it all started when I was in the third grade and the teacher showed a film of an author during an interview talking ...