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Forest or the Trees?: Pandemic Travels in North Carolina

Story and images by Ken Billett The porch was, well, just a porch. Nothing special or significant about this porch. Made of wood with a…

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Grandparents and Wisdom

Candace Echols March 24, 2022

I am a 43-year-old woman, and all four of my grandparents came to my daughter’s birthday party three weeks ago. Simply based the numbers, that…

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The Joy of Finding Home Folks Away from Memphis

Candace Echols March 17, 2022

“Sorry, y’all.” Six other people were already on the gondola, but the worker in charge of moving the line along insisted I join them. I…

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Let Leaves of Three Be: A Poison Ivy Primer

Caroline Carrico March 17, 2022 Poison Ivy

Let Leaves of Three Be: A Poison Ivy Primer A gnawing need to scratch. Raised welts that somehow sting and itch simultaneously. Absentminded scraping across…

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Saturday Night’s Still All Right

Ken Billett March 9, 2022 COVID Stories Memphis Pizza Cafe Time Capsules

Late Saturday afternoon, I stood in our walk-in closet tucking a golf shirt into my jeans, watching my reflection in the long mirror. I slid…

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How Alex Lomax Made Me Cry

Candace Echols March 9, 2022 Memphis Tigers

In case you’re not aware, looking up with your eyeballs helps to drain tears just before they fall. Nobody will ever even know they were…

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A Little Passion in Our Compassion

Ken Billett March 3, 2022 M Bridge Ukraine

A Little Passion in Our Compassion Another tragedy unfolds, generating an outpouring of grief, sympathy, and, in some cases, anger. On the whole, people—and our…