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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 →

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

They knew it was love: She had a bottle tree and he loved to drink. That’s just how they rolled. And they had rolled like that since that moonlit night 20 years ago. They met at the FloraBama bar along … Continue reading →

They knew it was love: She had a bottle tree and he loved to drink.

It had been a slow morning at Panther Burn International Airport.  A Cessna 172 and a mosquito landed earlier in the day. But right now, all the airport’s activity consisted of a sleeping beagle and the previously mentioned mosquito.  The … Continue reading →

In a small Southern city, the blanket of night was slowly pulled back.  Dark alleys and shadows retreated as the sunlight made its daily commute in from the east.  A garbage truck rumbled down Main Street and a few sleepy … Continue reading →

Last night, WJTV TV reported that Carlton Melton had passed away.  He was 61. According to the story, his neighbors found him in his Madison yard,  an apparent victim of this current brutal heatwave we’ve been experiencing.  I knew Carlton.  … Continue reading →