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Category: Time Capsules

Featured Story Personal Narrative Sound Board Time Capsules

Reconciliation: What’s Left Behind

Ken Billett June 1, 2023 No Comments Hillsborough RiverJimi HendrixKen BillettLettuce Lake ParkMemphis Music

Words and Photos by Ken Billett From overhead speakers, Jimi Hendrix’s whispery voice sings the story of “Little Wing.” The song’s slow tempo and bluesy…

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Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Reconciliation: Dock of the Bay

Ken Billett May 19, 2023 No Comments Ken BillettOtis ReddingSittin on the Dock of the Bay

Words and Pictures by Ken Billett A gray squirrel scampered across the painted concrete deck, darting between thick-cushioned outdoor furniture. Glass chimes, hanging overhead, rattled…

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Featured Story Personal Narrative Time Capsules

Finding Peace

Ken Billett May 8, 2023 2 Comments Ken BillettPeaceTime Capsules

Word and photos by Ken Billett Birds, mostly gulls, swooped and squawked, playing in the oak trees lining 4th Avenue North in downtown St. Petersburg,…

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Arts Featured Story Sound Board Time Capsules

Blues With a Feeling: the 2023 International Blues Challenge goes on

Ken Billett February 2, 2023 No Comments Beale StreetInternational Blues ChallengeThe Blues Foundation

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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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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Time Capsules

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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