Books are a uniquely portable magic. Stephen King A short week after my mother’s life was stilled by an embolism, I had a technicolor dream where, as protagonist, she starred …
Home Baker Serves Up Family Jewels
printed in The Clarion Ledger – Jackson, Mississippi This time last year I was cranking up a long-winded baking chat with Sheree Rose Kelley. Her husband Alton, CEO of Belle …
About-face | Edwina’s Bolts & Nuts
The only way I can describe it is a tiny shift in perception. The soft feeling was born from time spent in solitude, more and longer stints than ever in …
Ancestor Art | Marceline’s Shish Kabobs
My architect grandfather R.B. McKnight knew a lot about a lot of things and was productive in pursing interests across the glorious gamut. Each evening with cocktail in hand, he …
She Brings in the Sheaves | Harvest Supper for UM Museum
My Yazoo City grandfather was democratic in the way he provided educational activities for his grandchildren. Field trips to museums in the vicinity were mandatory. On separate occasions while under …
God Save the Pawpaw Tree | Appalachian Pawpaw Muffins
Any bibliophile type who you know keeps an ever-ready heap of books close at hand. Albeit dust laden, they represent our best intentions. Often non-fiction, they await examination and in …