Category Archives: Writing

Ask people, “What scares you the most about the Wizard of Oz?” and you’ll hear  either,”The flying monkeys!”or “the tornado!” (although I’ll admit the munchkins are a wee bit spooky and the green witch kind of reminds me of a … Continue reading →

I-55 is more than a bingo number. It’s also a north/south interstate running from LaPlace, Louisiana at Interstate 10 to Chicago at U.S. Route 41.  Along your journey, you’ll see Memphis, St.Louis and cross the Mississippi River twice.  Kyle Sean and his red BMW were stuck in traffic … Continue reading →

Humans love passion. In fact, I’d boldly say that we prefer it to logic. It’s why we eat chocolate when we know broccoli is better for us.  We could choose a nice, safe basketball player who has amazing stats but … Continue reading →

1973 A little boy ran across the field to hug his grandfather.  The older man was tall, wrinkled from years of sun damage and slightly hunched.  The boy, towheaded and freckled ran full speed into the man, causing him to … Continue reading →

The moonlight illuminated the path from the garage to the cabin.  A lone man carried his groceries and fumbled for his keys to open the giant oak front door. John walked into the cabin, flipped on the light and was … Continue reading →

The approaching storm made the sky Wizard of OZ green. We would have been lucky if only Dorothy fell out of the sky. Instead, we got Hailapalooza 2013. It was the worst hailstorm I’ve ever seen in my life.  And … Continue reading →

I hope you’ve read Harry Stamps’ obituary.  If you haven’t, click here. OK, now that you have, let’s discuss. What an amazing man. Not just because of the words written about his life. They are just words after all. No, … Continue reading →

Logic said go one way, his car’s GPS said the other. Mike Goodall listened to the GPS ‘ pleasant female voice and now was hopelessly lost in the Mississippi Delta.  He thought he was in Leflore County, although he was … Continue reading →