Category Archives: Writing

Things We Learned from Our Coach.

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Marshall Ramsey

I texted my longtime-friend Joey (who I have known since 5-year-old kindergarten). We played football together at Marietta, Georgia’s Sprayberry High School in the mid 1980’s. He was a linebacker and a team leader. I was a defensive end and … Continue reading →

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November 1

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

November 1. Um, where did 2019 go? I mean seriously, wasn’t it just May? I know, I know — it’s one of the curses of getting older: Time speeds up and then flies out from under you. Maybe it was … Continue reading →

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Mississippi: The good, the bad and the beautiful

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

For no particular reason, I have been sitting here thinking about the 22 1/2 years I’ve lived in Mississippi. I find this place to be intriguing and thought I’d try to put my finger on why I feel like I … Continue reading →

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Own it

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

I went to a conference last week in Houston, Texas that helped me understand my job better to be able to serve the amazing journalists at Mississippi Today. It also gave me a chance to do some reflecting on my … Continue reading →

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When your brain lies to you

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

NAMI MS was nice enough to give me an award last night. (NAMI is the National Alliance for Mental Illness.) for my advocacy. I was one of many wonderful people honored — although I’d be the first to admit the … Continue reading →

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Peter Mayhew and the Star Wars Time Machine

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

It was the Summer of 1977. A new movie called Star Wars had come out and its popularity was blasting off into space. A couple miles from my house was a small movie theater called Canton Corners Theater. I had … Continue reading →

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Good morning!

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

It’s a beautiful day after a very soggy day around Mississippi. The Avengers: Endgame is the big thing this weekend. I will be (as mentioned in another post) working on a term paper most of the weekend — so the … Continue reading →

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What teacher has made a difference in your life?

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

The University of Tennessee tweeted out a tweet yesterday asking “what professor made a difference in your life?” That was easy — It’s Dr. Faye Julian. Dr. Julian was my speech teacher my senior year. After the first test, she … Continue reading →

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Big Deborah’s Siren Song

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

About this time last year I ran a marathon with some friends. We had a blast and finished it in 4:45 — which is not a bad time. This morning, I ran (waddled) 30 minutes and cussed every freaking step … Continue reading →

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The Verger

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Marshall Ramsey

The previous few years had been Hell, at least in Jim Abbott’s mind. An already active fight-or-flight mode had been kicked in overdrive by one crisis after another. Family turmoil, his parents’ catastrophic illnesses and then deaths, job stress and … Continue reading →

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