Category Archives: Mona Sides-Smith

IT’S ABOUT THANKSGIVING

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Mary Prater

  IT’S ABOUT THANKSGIVING By Mona Sides-Smith Over the gravel and through the weeds, to Grandmother’s house we went. It was Thanksgiving. It could have been any holiday. Or any Sunday. Or any day, for that matter. It was where … 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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IT’S ABOUT STORE-BOUGHT BODY PARTS By Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Mona Sides-Smith

Mind you, I’m not ungrateful for store-bought body parts; it’s just that they are such a drag on my mind. It’s been going on for years and I’m about to put an end to it. My boobs are hanging down … Continue reading →

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IT’S ABOUT NOT CARING MUCH By Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Mona Sides-Smith

Relatives? I don’t much get involved with what most of my relatives do, and vice-versa. I seldom see most of my family of origin and, when we do get together, we say how nice it is to see each other, … Continue reading →

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It’s About Marriage by Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Mona Sides-Smith

I don’t know why I keep getting married. I got married in my twenties. I got married when I was pushing seventy. And I got married several times in between.  You’d think a person would learn not to keep doing … Continue reading →

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IT’S ABOUT THE YARD by Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Mona Sides-Smith

June 1, 2014 My yard is a paradise for possums, birds, coons and squirrels. And me. I have a mulch pile in my front yard. The mulch pile is snuggled under the most beautiful magnolia tree anywhere within a few … Continue reading →

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IT’S ABOUT THE THREE KINGS OF MEMPHIS – By Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Mary Prater

May 12, 2014 It baffles me why I enjoy having company so much. It wears me out. My feet swell. The utility bill goes up. The food supply goes down. Something gets broken. The cat throws up on the rug. … Continue reading →

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IT’S ALL ABOUT PIANO LESSONS by MONA SIDES-SMITH

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Mona Sides-Smith

MAY 6, 2014 I am a dropout from the senior citizens piano lessons class. I didn’t exactly drop out. I was dropped out. Not for my inability to learn how to play the piano, but for my ability to play … Continue reading →

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About Mona – The Thing About Aging By Mona Sides-Smith

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Mona Sides-Smith

About Mona We’re excited to bring a little prickly wit to our readers with the musings of a new contributor. With sardonic humor, our friend and writer Mona Sides Smith will take an irreverent look at the joys and woes … Continue reading →

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