Category Archives: Contributors

Help Save the Earthworms! by Mollie Smith Waters

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Mollie Smith Waters

Every morning when I go walking, I see them: the mummified remains of hundreds of earthworms littering the sidewalks and roadways of my route. Many of the carcasses are straight as if the worms were extending themselves as far as … Continue reading →

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South by Southwest by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

There is no established trail, and no one has ever before walked this passage—or at least none of whom he’s aware. But on October 27, Southerner Mark Hainds will begin a journey that originates near El Paso, walking the length … Continue reading →

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South Facin’ Cook: Shrimp & Grits by Patsy Brumfield

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Patsy Brumfield

How to Make Shrimp & Grits Like a New Orleans Native … Actually, Shrimp & Grits is dish that’s gone from the mundane to haute cuisine in just a decade or so. My rendition is a bow to the famed … 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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Rufus McKay: The Singer, The Person, My Friend (part 2) by William “Bill” Morris, Jr

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Mary Prater

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of William “Bill” Morris’ article, “Rufus McKay: The Singer, The Person, My Friend”. Please continue reading after this article for a first-hand account of Mr. McKay’s funeral written by Bill Harvey. At Home in … Continue reading →

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Rufus McKay: The Singer, The Person, My Friend by William “Bill” Morris, Jr.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by William "Bill" Morris

  The Legend Begins Rufus McKay was first ushered into my life around 1954, when I was entering the seventh grade at Bailey Junior High in Jackson, Mississippi.  My classmates and I were learning to dance the Foxtrot, the Waltz, … Continue reading →

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A Reflection From A Mississippi Magnolia by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

 

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Seeds of Misery by Mary Dawson

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Mary Dawson

Wear light colored clothing, long sleeves and pants, and tuck your pants into socks. Long loose hair should be covered, braided or tied when venturing into areas where they are apt to be. Spray your clothing with the appropriate repellant. … Continue reading →

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Seersucker Flash Mob by Jim Eikner

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jim Eikner

Not since Gary Cooper strode that dusty western street to do in the seemingly invincible black-hat jaspers in the academy award winning movie, has “High Noon” assumed such dramatic proportions. But it was just at that seersucker hour at the … Continue reading →

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Downtown Small Town by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The song by Kenny Rogers, Twenty Years Ago was actually written about my hometown in south Mississippi. Today the downtown of my childhood, which was once the pulse of the small town, is struggling to stay alive in a world of … Continue reading →

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