Republican Grandma
She had a coy little way of disagreeing with you, like when I mentioned that the democratic candidate would make for a pretty good county commissioner and she turned to […]
We All Feel More Beautiful in Spring – A Short Story
“Go stand over there.” He pointed down the little trail by the creek. “Okay,” said Juliet. “But not if you’re going to paint me.” She walked a ways through the […]
Are you Caucasian?
A phone call from Mount Vernon, WA to Denver, CO — “Hey Jill, can I ask you a question?” my neighbor girl asked over the phone. She was picking the […]
Regarding “25,000 Mornings: 8 Ways to Improve Your Morning Routine”*
As of today, I’ve seen 13,002. I wonder how many of them have been without a pillowcase, without sheets, (only one corner of the fitted sheet loose) without pajamas, with […]
The Would You Rather? Game
Sewanee, TN – I play a game with the 12-year old whom I tutor called, Would you rather? We ask each other things like: Would you rather discover that the […]
So Now You Know Where I’m At
Beersheba Springs, TN – “Marathon. Marathon is the Greek word for fennel. In Latin, it’s foeniculum. In Spanish, it’s hinojo with a silent ‘h’. That one doesn’t follow like the […]
The Price of Closeness
Sewanee, TN – I remembered what the ranger told me in Arkansas: “Everything here is poisonous.” I was trying to adapt to life in Tennessee but it seemed like everything […]
Japanese Beetles
Sewanee, TN – I take offense to insects mating in front of me in the garden. When I agreed to dog-sit for my cousins for the summer, they wrote that […]
Order in the Court
Altamont, TN – If I was to learn rural Tennessee, I had to understand the people. My cousin, who sometimes mediates in the courts, offered to let me shadow him for […]
Tennessee Health Bars
Sewanee, TN – Rural Tennessee promised to hold stories and lemonade on the front porch, plus who could go wrong in a state with so many double letters? I had […]
Champs Like Us 