Category Archives: Writing

A Review for the book “Jackson”

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

A Review of JACKSON Photographs by Ken Murphy Foreword by John Evans Lemuria Bookstore Hardback $75.00, 183 pages   Murphy’s photographs create incomparable tour of capitol city   After a recent cartoon I drew about Jackson, Mississippi, a caller asked … Continue reading →

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Attack. Don’t sit back.

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Attack. Don’t sit back. It’s something I learned playing football. And over time, it would become one of my most important life lessons. A little known fact: I never went to fourth grade.  The brain trust at Bells Ferry Elementary … Continue reading →

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Banjo’s (and My) Dream

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Banjo the dog took his last breath two years ago.  But Sunday afternoon, I saw his spirit live on. The Black Rose Youth Theatre Ensemble (BRYTE) at Black Rose Theatre Company in Brandon, Miss. performed Banjo’s Dream, a one-act musical … Continue reading →

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The spice that gives us flavor

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Mississippi is no stranger to tough times.  Whether man-made or natural, we’ve had our fair share of troubles.  The Civil War ripped across this land, changing it forever. Tornadoes have scarred towns all across our state.  The 1927 flood changed … Continue reading →

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Life’s True Treasures

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Dozens of travelers hustled between airport gates. A lone business traveler sat at the end of a bar and barked at his wife on a cell phone.  The bartender, trying not to eavesdrop, couldn’t help but hear every word.  The … Continue reading →

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Cancer Survivor’s Day

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Today’s National Cancer Survivor’s Day — but it has been pretty much a normal day for me. You see, once you’ve had the disease, everyday is cancer survivor’s day. I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma 13 years ago.  But I … Continue reading →

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The Pacific Ghost

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

The sound of a motor awakened Stanley Wilson. He hadn’t heard a motor in at least a decade.  Then it had been low-flying plane buzzing the island. Was this a dream? It had to be a dream. But it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Arlington

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Because of the pain killers, the travel time between Afghanistan, Germany and Walter Reed National Medical Center seemed like it took 10 minutes. Lieutenant Frank Lowry IV dipped in and out of the fog of a narcotic consciousness. The last … Continue reading →

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SHORT STORY: The Lesson

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Built during the Great War, refurbished during the Gulf War, the college History building smelled like dank wood and hopes of a better future.  Inside one of its lecture halls was an mini-session American History class (down to seven members … Continue reading →

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Fit2Fat2Fit Blog: May 21, 2014

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

A great attitude is like bacon. It makes everything better.  The trick is, how do you get through at day when your attitude isn’t as good as it should be? The secret lies with those who surround you.  Mine has … Continue reading →

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