“For me, art is a way of communicating. It’s like having a good conversation.” ~Beth Winterburn Feature photo by Beth Winterburn By Candace Echols Yesterday,…
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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…
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Y’all, there’s nothin’ like ‘Y’all’
By Candace Echols My daughter has recently started saying “you guys” to her father and me. I’m not ashamed to tell you that we correct…
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Mountainous inspiration from a pint-sized place
By Candace Echols In one sentence—that’s all she could fit between two sobs—my little girl melted a lifetime of struggle into just a few words. …
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A Christian Responds to an Atheist on Good Friday
By Candace Echols It’s Easter weekend, and I’m a Christian. Typing that statement still fills me with angst. Not because of Christ, no, but because of…
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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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A soul fed by basketball, from Trezevant to Britain to the Grizz
By Candace Echols In my former life, I played a little semi-professional basketball in Britain. I know. It’s as shocking to me now as it…
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Sin Child: Hope and Recovery from Loss and Abuse in Rural Mississippi
Angela Howard’s Sin Child recalls a troubled life, but offers a hopeful guide to recovery from trauma By Angela Howard Sin Child is an autobiography…
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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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Today I need good
By Candace Echols I am so tired, So tired of the tough, So tired of reading about all the world’s stuff. Today I need good, I…
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