Swallowtail song Most flowers in the Ozarks die by the end of July, replacedby dark-winged butterflies lace-filled skies, the Ozark… Read more Swallowtail song
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Living in reality
“I have a dream…” Martin Luther King, Jr., once coined those infamous words, and more importantly, the great notion that… Read more Living in reality
Walk and chalk
“Walk. Chalk.” Each morning, as the hands on the clock tick and tock their way toward the number nine, Maggie’s… Read more Walk and chalk
Going off the grid
Last month, I sat at home with my daughter one chilly spring morning. Before my husband left, I had an… Read more Going off the grid
Keep fishing
There’s a reason so many old men sit down by the river after they retire for hours each day, staring… Read more Keep fishing
Dirtiest bath ever
When I was in Beijing as a college student, I took the dirtiest bath ever. After spending three weeks in… Read more Dirtiest bath ever
Stepping forward
Thank God my dad won the “name the baby” battle. My mom, a Georgia/Tennessee, native, begged him to agree to… Read more Stepping forward
Just wheat: Only what matters 