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Author: Ken Billett

Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Family Ties III: Winnie Ille Pooh

Ken Billett January 27, 2023 No Comments Ken BillettTime CapsulesWinnie the Pooh

Words and photos by Ken Billett At the bottom of a plastic bowl, Winnie the Pooh smiles up at Tigger who has bounded atop the…

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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Family Ties II: Our Roots Run Deep

Ken Billett January 13, 2023 No Comments Family TraditionsKen BillettMemoriesThanksgiving

Words and photos by Ken Billett Television coverage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade quietly played in the background. While the morning coffee brewed, I…

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Family Ties: The Last Supper

Ken Billett December 16, 2022 No Comments FamilyLast SupperTogetherness

July 17, 2022—Drawn together by ritual, almost by instinct, we gathered around our kitchen table, perhaps one last time, for a family lunch. Zach, our…

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Featured Story Get Outta Town Personal Narrative

Huntsville, Alabama: Let’s Rocket

Ken Billett October 28, 2022 2 Comments HuntsvilleHuntsville AlabamaThe Black Keys

Words and Photos by Ken Billett Along a tree-lined brick sidewalk, a stylized Darth Vader loomed over R2-D2, both metal sculptures securely bolted to an…

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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Just Another Day

Ken Billett October 10, 2022 2 Comments cancerimmunotherapyTime CapsulesWest Cancer Center

August 30, 2022, around 8:45 a.m.— “So, that’s a good question…in fact, that’s a great question.” My oncologist looked down at his notes and then…

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Cats! (Not the musical, but the real thing)

Ken Billett September 7, 2022 No Comments catsfelinesferal catsneighborhood cats

Tawny stretched, yawned, and then mewed out her version of Good Morning. She’s lying on top of an old garden bench inside our carport, comfortably…

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What’s Old is New, Again

Ken Billett July 7, 2022 No Comments Writing

This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue II of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in March 2022. I headed straight to the magazine rack adjacent to Novel’s check-out…

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Memphis mural at Downtown's Hyatt Centric
Featured Story Get Outta Town

Downtown Memphis: All Grown Up

Ken Billett June 29, 2022 2 Comments Downtown MemphisSpring Travel Memories

Chris Johnson serenaded us with a smooth distinct voice that, at one time, captured the hearts of American Idol fans around the country. Chris wasn’t…

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Featured Story Get Outta Town

Exit 56 Blues Fest: Real, Genuine, and Authentic

Ken Billett June 14, 2022 No Comments BluesBrownsville TennesseeDelta Heritage Center

Words and photos by Ken Billett I navigated my way through a good-sized crowd that occupied lawn chairs, camping chairs, and a couple of wooden…

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Public art with locks in Overton Square
Featured Story Get Outta Town Personal Narrative

Heart and Soul: Cooper-Young Staycation

Ken Billett June 6, 2022 No Comments Cooper-YoungSpring Travel Memories

Heart and Soul: Cooper-Young Staycation Story and photos by Ken Billett In late April, Vicki and I spent a wonderful weekend exploring Overton Square and…

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