and other tenacious things
Often months go by with thoughts blending into each other. We mean to jot them down, maybe we even do, without every returning to finish them. May of 2022 seems ages ago in many ways, but especially in the context of writing. I have plotted and scribbled manuscripts, erased them and began anew. I have... Continue Reading →
How do I bottle the enthusiasm of being six? Being six and bouncing on a trampoline? Being a spirited six year old boy with rivers of energy coursing through your veins while bouncing on a trampoline? That is the high we are all seeking in life, isn’t it? The feeling of weightlessness as you take... Continue Reading →
I credit my Dad with teaching me to travel confidently. To read maps and a compass. To drive safely on interstates. To haul trailers. To change a tire and the engine oil. To pay attention to landmarks and passersby. To navigate my world. I credit my Mom with teaching me to travel wisely with small... Continue Reading →
Don’t cry over spilled milk. No use being upset about something that has happened and you cannot change. Although the origins of the phrase are up to debate, the ubiquitous use of its sentiment has set stiff upper lips generation upon generation. The literal sentiment is not shared, however, with at least two groups of... Continue Reading →
One sound wakes me with dread. Fear, sure…loud bumps in the night, lingering childhood nightmares, or cracks of thunder vibrating the windows. Disgust, yes...a wet bed or the sound of a retching child. But dread is different. It implies foreboding. Most children remember this sound differently; it’s such a funny thing to bark like a... Continue Reading →
Having grown in small town Mississippi, the sound of late night crickets and early mourning doves brings me back to my roots. I spent 18 years on the glorious Mississippi Gulf Coast before flitting to Auburn, Alabama to pursue new dreams. A plucky, determined student, I embraced a new path into a nursing career; one... Continue Reading →
Honeysuckle Roots 