Category Archives: Writing

The Tupelo Traveler

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

The radar looked like someone had spilled catsup and mustard on it. Blobs of red and yellow covered the route from Memphis to Tupelo. A middle-aged traveling salesman slowly drove his rental car through the pouring rain. A flash of … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Stories

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

The Visitor: A Memorial Day Story A Day at the Beach: A Memorial Day Story A memorable Memorial Day The Final D-Day: An old soldier goes home. Miracle at Panther Burn International Airport: A plane heals a family. One Morning … Continue reading →

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The Visitor: A Memorial Day Story

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

The sun peeked its red eye over the hazy horizon.  It was 6:22 a.m and Fort Loudon Lake was like glass.  The fishing boat glided gently toward the dock; its engine making the only sound for miles around. A tall, … Continue reading →

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De Soto’s Idol

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

In the Spring of 1541, the Spanish explorer Hernado de Soto sat on a log by a roaring campfire. After a cold winter (near what is now known as Tupelo, Mississippi), the weather had turned syrupy warm.  Four hundred and … Continue reading →

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A Day at the Beach: A Memorial Day story

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

High up on the hillside, an elderly man in a wheelchair rolled onto his porch.  He looked down at where the Pacific Ocean taunted the land.  It was another beautiful day at LaJolla Shores Beach. The thin strip of sand … Continue reading →

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Banjo update

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Banjo has a new ACL, two less teeth and a soft spot on our bed. I have an empty wallet.  But I’m glad he’s home.

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I believe in you

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Had a person I know (in a moment of frustration and brutal honesty) say to me, “Marshall, I’ll never succeed. No one believes in me.”  I was kind of stunned by his statement.  But after a moment, I related to … Continue reading →

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All for the love of a dog

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

Banjo will have surgery this morning.  For those of you who don’t know who Banjo is, he’s my 14-year-old diabetic Border Terrier.  And I can say he is the best dog I’ve ever had.  I don’t say that lightly, either. … Continue reading →

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The Thriver

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

“Thank you.” Fred Faircloth shook his head in disbelief. His doctor had just given him a dire diagnosis and he thanked him.  “Idiot,” he muttered to himself. “What a freakin’ idiot.” Forty-five years old, father of two and married.  He … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to a not-so-little man

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Marshall Ramsey

No, this isn’t a repeat of yesterday’s post. Yesterday was my youngest boy’s 5th birthday. Today is my oldest son’s 12th.  Trust me, my wife and I didn’t plan it to happen this way.  In fact, our middle child was … Continue reading →

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