A nice mess of collards
Last week an email from my friend, Pat Branning, known for her gorgeous Shrimp, Collards, & Grits cookbooks, sent me on a quest.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: School Board not listening
It’s as clear and as obvious as the nose on our faces that the school board had finalized plans to consolidate St. Johns and Rosenwald schools.
The rivers of the Southeast I cross
Rivers make me say things out loud. As I drive alone over a river I often say its name.
Things I have left undone
Each Christmas, my mind goes back to a June day in Valdosta, Georgia.
The Word Merchant Highway
Upon taking a writing position long ago, the boss of bosses shot me a sideways look, “So, you’re a word merchant.”
If all people were leaves…
Suppose people changed colors like autumn leaves. Would it be a better world?