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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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