Author Archives: Marshall Ramsey

Thursday Free-For-All

Good morning. Just watched the last Shuttle landing ever.  Watched the first landing on my parent’s TV. Watched this one on my iPad.  It has been a great 30 years.

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The Magic Lamp

Debris filled the landscape as far as the eye could see. The smell of death filled his nose. It was September 3, 2005 and Hurricane Katrina had dealt its horrible blow to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was there helping … Continue reading

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The Fourth Quarter

Life’s game had been hard fought. The first half was all him.  He had run up and down the field, scoring at will.  By the end of the second quarter, he was sitting on a comfortable lead.  He was in … Continue reading

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Wednesday Free-For-All

4:51 a.m. Good morning! Have a great day!

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A night at the Fox Theater

He was a ten-year overnight success. The lights in the hall dimmed, making the faces in front of him vanish before his eyes. But he could feel the audience’s energy. It flowed through his body.  He felt it as his … Continue reading

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CARTOON: The trainwreck

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The rescue

Heard a squawk from the kitchen. My four-year-old decided he was hungry, so he pushed a stool over to the washing machine and climbed up on it.  After standing on the washer and raiding the cereal in the cabinet, he … Continue reading

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The Day D.C. Stood Still

The giant rotating alien spacecraft hummed and hovered over Washington, D.C.  A single rope ladder emerged from the bottom, tickling the shadow on the grass below.  “We can travel across galaxies but we can’t even afford a transporter?” the little … Continue reading

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CARTOON: The Shuttle’s last mission

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On the drive in this morning…

The orange sunrise was kissing downtown Jackson this morning, leaving its lipstick on every reflective surface and piece of glass.

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