Monthly Archives: August 2015

Henry Greene By Chip Burson

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Mary Prater

SNAPSHOTS Henry Greene By Chip Burson   For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. I was not in safety, ….yet trouble came.  Job, KJV, Chapt. … Continue reading →

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Namesake by Joe Goodell

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Mary Prater

Katrina was a natural disaster that ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and a man-made disaster that devastated the historic city of New Orleans. It was an epic event, whose aftermath revealed the very best in human nature — and the … Continue reading →

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Things My Students Say…. From Mollie Smith Waters

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Schools across the South are back in session for the 2015-16 year. To honor our educators, we’re printing a small collection of student/teacher interactions, brought to us from regular contributor Mollie Smith Waters. We’d love to hear from other teachers … Continue reading →

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IT’S ABOUT EARLY ELVIS, PART I Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Mary Prater

Banner at Graceland…Memphis, TN 2015 Here is the first of a probable series of short pieces offering you snippets of information and confidently presented checklists for those readers who have current collections of Elvis tunes and want to update the … Continue reading →

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HOW TO MAKE GIARDINIERA (PICKLED VEGETABLES) by Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Mary Prater

When I was a kid, our neighbor, Wilbur Pickett, made hot sauce on an open fire on the vacant elementary school-yard between our McComb, Mississippi, houses. I didn’t think too much about why until years later when I made my … Continue reading →

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