Category Archives: Writing

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 →

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 →

Our first two boys were born right on schedule. They made their cheerful appearance by 3:30 p.m.  Not our third. By 5:30, the emergency C-section was over and he had fought valiantly to be born.  I think at that point … Continue reading →

This is a sequel to the short story, Up in the Delta Sky He and “Angie” danced beneath the Mississippi sun.  It was a delicate performance — he led as she gracefully followed.  Together they made fluid motions across Delta … Continue reading →

Five years.  That’s how long it took to get to the foot of the four steps leading to the arena’s stage.  It would take another 45 seconds to walk the next 20 yards.  And then she’d have it in her … Continue reading →

Since it’s my general opinion that we should be thankful for our mothers every day (and because we didn’t feel like fighting the crowd tomorrow), the boys and I took their mother out to lunch today. We went to Char … Continue reading →

Warm air streamed north from the Gulf of Mexico, clashing with cold air knifing down from Canada. The airspace over northern Alabama had become a meteorological war zone. It was the worst outbreak of tornadoes in the nation’s history. As … Continue reading →

The alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. and he fought the urge to hit the snooze and roll back over.  A right eyelid opened, followed by his left. The room was dark except for the feint glow of the red … Continue reading →