Words and photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 12:10 pm—Today’s adventure starts at The Blue Biscuit in Indianola, Mississippi. The Biscuit is a funky…
View More Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part Two
Author: Ken Billett
Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part One
Words and Photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 7:15 am—A crop-duster, probably no more than one hundred feet or so above, buzzes over our…
View More Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part One
Green Thumb, Blue Heart
By Ken Billett Over the years, gardening has grown into an obsession. Forgive the pun. But what started as seasonal maintenance—replanting and mulching flower beds…
View More Green Thumb, Blue Heart
Time Capsule
By Ken Billett “Where are the multivitamins?” “In the big white bottle.” “They’re all big white bottles.” “So, find the label that says Multivitamin.” “Here it…
View More Time Capsule
Ice Storm Memories, Revisited
By Ken Billett Bouncing off the snow, the glare is almost blinding. Today is the first blue sky we’ve seen in four days. Every neighbor’s…
View More Ice Storm Memories, Revisited
Dan Oppenheimer and Jack Robinson: A Lasting Legacy
INSPIRATIONS By Ken Billett The conference room, much like the rest of the first-floor work area, is to put it politely, cluttered. Sample printed photographs…
View More Dan Oppenheimer and Jack Robinson: A Lasting Legacy
A Shrine on South Front
Jack Robinson’s Legacy INSPIRATIONS Words & Photos By Ken Billett Beginning last summer, my love of black and white photography led me to learn about…
View More A Shrine on South Front
Elvis is Everywhere
A ‘Little’ Memphis in the Verde Valley, AZ MYTHIC MEMPHIS Story and Photos By Ken Billett Junior Wells wails out another sad line about loving…
View More Elvis is Everywhere
The Heartbeat of a Neighborhood
A Fixture of Poplar Ridge Farms NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Ken Billett Paul Drake watched our neighborhood like a hawk. Either from his living room window…
View More The Heartbeat of a Neighborhood
Changing of the Guard
MEMPHIS PASTIMES By Ken Billett Ted and I looked around a room that had become an impromptu cooling station. We were easily the oldest guys…
View More Changing of the Guard