Madalyn Watson

Madalyn Watson is a writer based in Orange County, California. She previously served as a reporter for the Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, a weekly newspaper serving the community of Gillespie County. She graduated from Baylor with a BA in journalism with a concentration in news-editorial and a minor in history.

Fredericksburg Standard • 21st April 2021

Gillespie’s rural land rush is on

Politics and pandemic fuel an urban push to buy Hill Country real estate, driving prices up.

Fredericksburg Standard • 3rd February 2021

More than a Ring

While washing his wife’s car, Anthony Ware felt his Aggie Class of ’94 ring slip off his finger. Loosened by soap and water, the ring fell into the drain under a wash bay at the Running Clean Car Wash.

Fredericksburg Standard • 15th September 2021

East Asia meets Texas tradition

Marrying Korean sides and ribs with slow-smoked South Texas meats, Eaker Barbecue introduced a new kind of barbecue to Fredericksburg after its grand opening in August.

Fredericksburg Standard • 7th April 2021

Butter Me Sweet about heart and home

When she was in kindergarten, Libby Downer learned to bake in her oma’s kitchen. Today, Downer — formerly known as Libby Boos — runs a home bakery from her family’s dairy farm.

Study Breaks Magazine • 1st July 2020

Review: ‘Richard Jewell’ Fosters Discourse on Newsroom Ethics

Journalists must confront the controversies and mistakes of past reporters in order to do right by their subjects and their organizations.

Fredericksburg Standard • 6th October 2021

Italian ice, French truck, German town

When life gave her lemons, Piccolina owner Christina Harman made granita to beat the Hill Country heat.

Fredericksburg Standard • 31st March 2021

Everything but the wine

Nothing goes with Hill Country wine quite like a charcuterie board; and Lynden Briscoe built a business off this fact during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Baylor Lariat • 7th September 2020

Review: ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ dares interpretation

Charlie Kaufman’s psychological drama “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is a bleak look at memory and regret.

The Baylor Lariat • 4th September 2020

Rage on: Brothers start Waco Rage Room amid pandemic

Even though coronavirus has everyone on edge, the Waco Rage Room gives locals a place to create what comes naturally in times of stress — destruction.

The Baylor Lariat • 16th September 2019

Vape culture downplays health threat

While the substance of vaping is believed to be less harmful than cigarettes, vaping culture has a far more sinister grip on teenagers and young adults today than smoking culture.

The Baylor Lariat • 19th November 2019

How professional, public perceptions of mental illness changed over this decade

Understanding of mental illness evolved this past decade through shifts in diagnoses, a decrease in stigma, innovations in technology and a willingness to communicate.