Words and photos by Ken Billett January 28, 2023—On a wet Saturday night, John Nemeth and his band, The Blue Dreamers, opened their set to…
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Family Ties III: Winnie Ille 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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Family Ties II: Our Roots Run Deep
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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What can assessments tell us about who we are? It’s complicated.
Does your year-end or year-ahead planning include a staff retreat with team-building activities? Terrific! Does your team-building plan include using an assessment tool that illuminates…
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Family Ties: The Last Supper
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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Ordinary Time: Pandemic Reflection by Martha Park
This graphic essay originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. Funding for this project made possible by the Tennessee Arts Commission’s…
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Huntsville, Alabama: Let’s Rocket
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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Flowers and Writing: A Paperback Reflection
This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. Authors of books get all the glory. I understand why. There’s…
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Just Another Day
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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“The Silence Came:” A Pandemic Reflection
This story originally appeared as in Volume I, Issue III of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in July 2022. I remember looking at the television as the anchor man…
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