Once upon a time (when I was 19 years old), I encountered a person on a dormitory elevator; she was as beautiful as a blooming rose. I was charmed by …
C.M. Breaks It Down | Springtime Artichokes
The aftermath of grown children and their offsprings’ departure is one of deep melancholy and resurrection. To get over it, I review our past days together while doing something …
Burger Up | Cool Springs, Williamson County, Tennessee
At a minute’s notice, I can conjure his handsome face, say at age thirty-five years. As always he is cheerful on the surface, likely masking some tension brought on …
Night Saunter | Sheree’s Cornbread
Certainly there was a nap in my immediate future; not a surprise since I had been awake from sunset to sunrise. I don’t remember entertaining those hours since I birthed …
Delta Bound – Spring Hill, Tennessee
Trekking Highway 65 with a hunger pang? Bingo, set your crosshairs on the Saturn Parkway, Exit 53; it’s between Nashville and Huntsville. Eyes on the prize, you are headed to …
Margaret Edith Quinn Griffith | Custard
Porch sitting we were. Hot summer delta day. Grandmother said, “Did you know that you must never marry a Catholic person or a Jewish person? “Hmmm??” I said. Intellect …