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Category: Time Capsules

Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Family Ties III: Winnie Ille Pooh

Ken Billett January 27, 2023 No Comments Ken BillettTime CapsulesWinnie the 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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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Family Ties II: Our Roots Run Deep

Ken Billett January 13, 2023 No Comments Family TraditionsKen BillettMemoriesThanksgiving

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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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Family Ties: The Last Supper

Ken Billett December 16, 2022 No Comments FamilyLast SupperTogetherness

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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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Just Another Day

Ken Billett October 10, 2022 2 Comments cancerimmunotherapyTime CapsulesWest 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 catsfelinesferal catsneighborhood 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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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

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…

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2022 International Blues Challenge: Hey, Hey, The Blues is All Right

Ken Billett May 16, 2022 No Comments BluesInterational Blues ChallengeLive MusicThe Blues FoundationTime Capsules

Elijah Boone strummed a chord on his acoustic guitar and then kicked off his set at Ghost River Brewing Company’s Beale Street taproom and beer…

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Cooper-Young Porchfest 2022: A Musical Mecca

Ken Billett April 27, 2022 No Comments Cooper-YoungFront PorchesLive MusicPorch Fest

Words and photographs by Ken Billett Seated on the patio at Celtic Crossing, we placed our drink orders, then sat back to enjoy a warm,…

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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Heartbeat Restored

Ken Billett April 10, 2022 No Comments

Prior to November 2021, the last printed version of StoryBoard Memphis was in August 2019 – which was also the last time I saw my…

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River of Tulips — A Photo Essay

Ken Billett April 4, 2022 No Comments Dixon Gallery and GardensPhotographyTulips

River of Tulips — A Photo Essay Words and pictures by Ken Billett On Friday afternoon, April 1, Emily and I walked along a dusty…

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