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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

Ken Billett January 13, 2023 No Comments Family Traditions Ken Billett Memories Thanksgiving

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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Family Ties: The Last Supper

Ken Billett December 16, 2022 No Comments Family Last Supper Togetherness

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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Just Another Day

Ken Billett October 10, 2022 2 Comments cancer immunotherapy Time Capsules West Cancer Center

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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Cats! (Not the musical, but the real thing)

Ken Billett September 7, 2022 No Comments cats felines feral cats neighborhood cats

Tawny stretched, yawned, and then mewed out her version of Good Morning. She’s lying on top of an old garden bench inside our carport, comfortably…

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What’s Old is New, Again

Ken Billett July 7, 2022 No Comments Writing

This article originally appeared in Volume I, Issue II of StoryBoard Memphis Quarterly in March 2022. I headed straight to the magazine rack adjacent to Novel’s check-out…