My Magical Money Shirt
When I was six years old, our grandparents were visiting from Ohio. I always loved when they visited, as we seldom got to spend a lot of time with them. Read More …
Category: Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Christmas Break 1985
I was a college freshman at Berea College in 1985. One of the hardest things about being a student at Berea was moving two states away and leaving my twin Read More …
Someday Never Comes
A dark chapter excerpt from my memoirs when I was about thirteen years old: Alcoholism had been a key factor in my parent’s divorce, and our mother’s addiction didn’t end Read More …
Stephen King Moments
Every now and then, I have eerie encounters that I consider “Stephen King Moments”, as though I might have stepped through some portal into the landscape of one of his Read More …
#ThrowbackThursday (Late) Murfreesboro, TN, Tornado & Our Father
Our father passed away about four years ago due to COPD. Even though we weren’t close the last year or so before his death, I find myself, at times, wanting Read More …
Trees, Trees, & More Trees (#Throwback Thursday)
You’ve probably heard the old saying that “You can see the forest for the trees’? When it came to the house we lived in growing up and our father’s tree Read More …
Throwback Thursday: (Hog Heaven, or Hog in Heaven)
I was probably 2 1/2 years of age when this picture was taken. My parents rented this house for a few months before buying our home about a mile down Read More …
Throwback Thursday/Flashback Friday 1970
I had planned to post this yesterday but the scanner wasn’t working properly. This is the original ad for the house my parents bought in 1970. Hard to believe the Read More …
Throwback Thursday: Fort Payne vs. Plainview
The first time our basketball team played Fort Payne High School was an experience I use today to inspire others to work hard, even when the odds don’t seem to Read More …
#ThrowBack Thursday! 1985 Graduation.
1985 was a magical year. Graduating from Plainview High School was filled with bittersweet moments. In so many ways, we were ready to take on the world. In other ways, Read More …