“I lift up my eyes to the hills from where is my help to come...” Psalm 121 For flatlanders the hills have always been holy places of mystery. There is a pantheon of famous peaks hosting a panoply … [Read more...]
Poked by Hope
In his column last week, Michael Fitzgerald went digging for silver linings in the dark clouds hanging over our heads these days. In her reflection on personal mortality, into which she invited the … [Read more...]
Every Bottom is Different
Every bottom is different. No, I am not referring to human anatomy. The bottom to which I am pointing is a mythical place where alcoholics and drug abusers meet their moment of recovery. Often it is a … [Read more...]
A Harvest Metaphor
A friend shared with me an image that won’t stop fluttering in my thoughts. Sometimes that is not such a good thing, but in this case it is a pleasure. Picture if you will, an intensely blue autumn … [Read more...]
Some Moments Call for a Poem
The Rev. Al Kershaw (1919-2001) was a Jazz historian as well as an ordained minister. A man of letters, some of which are held in collection by Southern Mississippi State University, also brought … [Read more...]
What I learned from Minnie Mouse
I knew a giant of a man who called himself Minnie Mouse. His hair was shoulder length and sprawled like straw, stiff and tangled. His beard too. Often he wore a tee shirt cut off just below the … [Read more...]
New Review of Cairn
Ugliness and Beauty
Stop. Take a slow, deep breath. Fill your diaphragm first and then let it out slowly. Try it again, closing your eyes perhaps. Ah. There is a relentless car alarm blaring at us, emanating from … [Read more...]
Read the Seasons
“Now Rabia, this is the time to write.” I say it with a mock sternness, unsure if she can discern humor. She looks back at me with what I judge to be pools of affection in her baby brown eyes, blond … [Read more...]
Say their names
You may never have heard of him. Let me introduce you to Jonathan Daniels. August 14, 1965 Daniels was arrested in Lowndes County, Alabama with those who had gathered in preparation for an … [Read more...]
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