Category Archives: Contributors

Julia Belle – A Short Story by Tom Lawrence (Part 1)

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

(Editor’s Note: We are posting this story in two parts. Part 2 will be our feature post on Wednesday, October 30) My Dad’s service in WWII ended with the surrender of Japan in August of 1945. After four years of … Continue reading →

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Not Just Another Pretty Cupcake

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  Not Just Another Pretty Cupcake by Deborah Fagan Carpenter “Hey, if you can’t sleep Thursday night, could you bake one of your delicious chocolate cakes for my party Friday?” Requests like this from friends who realized that Kat Gordon … Continue reading →

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Fall is Fair Time! by Mary Prater

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Mary Prater

Each fall, I look forward to strapping on some comfortable shoes and stretchy pants to head to the fair. Not the carnival parked in some random lot for a week, but THE FAIR. The kind that requires a “fairground” and … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll Firsts from Mississippi by Johnny Sumrall

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Johnny Sumrall

  Although Mississippi is noted for Blues music, there are many firsts in Rock and Roll music from the Magnolia State. The first rock and roll record to be released world-wide was a song by the original Rolling Stones from … Continue reading →

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O’Houlihan’s in Fayetteville,TN by Tom Lawrence

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

Occasionally you stumble on an unexpected treat when all you were looking for was a decent place to eat. This happened to us on a recent antiquing trip to Fayetteville, Tennessee.  We finished our antiquing just at the noon hour and asked … Continue reading →

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It’s All in the Hands by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Orthopedics is like woodworking in bone,” he said. Dr. Jeff Justis made the decision to become a hand surgeon when a fellow medical resident pointed out the similarities between that specialty and Dr. Justis’ lifelong passion for creating with wood. … Continue reading →

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“Whiteout”…Croquet Sensation Sweeping The Nation by Janet Robbins

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Janet Robbins

  What? I am suddenly seeing color again! As the croquet season in the mountains draws to a close I am once again able to enjoy the full abundance of color everywhere. I have been living in a “whiteout” since … Continue reading →

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The Flour Sack Shirt by H. Grady Howell, Jr.

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Grady Howell

I rode the range with Gene Autry, Hop along Cassidy and Roy Rogers when I was a child.  I was invisible to them, but they were ever-so-visible to me.  We had many brushes with outlaws and some very narrow escapes.  … Continue reading →

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Rock History Rocks on in Mississippi Part II by Johnny W. Sumrall

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Johnny Sumrall

  Editor’s note:  This is the second of Johnny Sumrall’s two-part series on early Rock and Roll bands in Mississippi.  His comprehensive book, Classic Magnolia Rock—History of Original Mississippi Rock and Roll 1952-1970, is available in our on-line store. Among … Continue reading →

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Deep Seeded Passion by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

50 pounds of sunflower seeds and a pound of zinnia seeds set the wheels in motion for an unexpected life plan. Had someone told Jill Forrester ten years ago that she would be totally immersed in the world of organic … Continue reading →

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