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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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…
Read More Delta Dispatches: A Blues Traveler’s Diary, Part OneGreen 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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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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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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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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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…
Read More A Shrine on South FrontThe 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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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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