The Power of Music
I’ve noted on many occasions that I love words. Words are powerful tools which help us explore the world around us. But when a person possesses...
I Think Moms Should Rule the World
My mother, Eleanor, died several years ago. But she still lives in my head. And I hear her voice almost daily.
Mom ran a clean ship. Yes sir,...
And then it happened
I suffered through a near-death experience 15 years past. It was a harrowing encounter complete with great fear associated with even greater pain.
My pancreas attacked...
All dogs go to heaven, don’t they?
I was chatting with Deb the other day when the subject of dogs came up. Clementine (our little Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) was laying in...
Creation of the Carnegie Library
“I was told that if I volunteered my time for the rest of the year, I might be hired in January of 33, once...
Sitting In Some Cross-time Bar
Introduction: Chapter I - Part I
I have a tale to tell. It’s a tall tale but sometimes tall tales make the best kind of...
Ross Clark Has Lived an Amazing Life
My dad was born in Greenville (across the road from Bear’s Mill). And just like Ross Clark, pops was one of eleven kids. Also,...
Who Are You
Today, our last train to Clarksville is stopping at a new station. Today’s stop takes us to the station of – Who Are we. We will...
Total Surrender
When I first conceived of writing this essay, my memory of reliving it was so extreme that it vividly transported me back in time...
Drum roll, please!
I grew up on the banks of the mighty Mississippi. Well, actually it was called the Greenville Creek (GC) but to a young boy,...
