Downtown Floyd was abuzz with the sound of weed-whacking and lawn mowing. As I made my way through town yesterday hanging flyers for our next Spoken Word event, I couldn’t help but notice the smell of freshly mowed grass wafting through the air. Everywhere I went, up and down Locust and Main Streets, people were […]
In a private woodland setting on a warm August afternoon, Phyllis Stump transformed herself into Orlene Puckett, the legendary local midwife. For nearly two hours, Ms. Stump, a storyteller and actress, held the attention of approximately 15 of us who attended her one-woman play. Under an open tent, to protect us from the bright sun, […]
The Scrabble dictionary isn’t really a dictionary at all. It’s a book designed to keep players from spending all their time fighting over what’s a word. ~ Stephen Fatsis 1. Standardized spelling is a modern invention that dates back to the late 19th century. President Andrew Jackson said this: It’s a damn poor mind that […]
The mantra is the vehicle that knows the best shortcut when my mind is downtown traffic ~ Colleen Redman We’Moon is a best-selling appointment book, astrological moon calendar, earth-centered spiritual guide and multicultural handbook in natural rhythms. Now in its 26th year of publication, We’Moon is created for, by and about womyn. ~ From the […]
1. Peer Pressure 2. Question Authority 3. An Invitation 4. Off duty 5. A Taste of What’s to Come
Death is a season rather than a single date. I hadn’t been home from the last funeral for even a week when the terrorist attacks on the U.S. took place–September 11, 2001. Two towers came down, one right after the other like my brothers did, killing over 3,000 innocent people. Now the whole country was […]
The vows were exchanged under a fruit filled apple tree, alongside a small creek. The bride wore a silk sheath gown with a white rose behind her ear. Draped in a shawl, she was escorted by her father, who had arrived the day before from Spain. They walked past the gardens and the pottery studio, […]
The Bush Administration and its supporters would like to know, whose side are you on? Are you one of those terrorist-supporters who wants to “cut and run” in Iraq, or are you a true American willing to “stay the course,” even though the course has cost the lives of over 2,500 U.S. soldiers and more […]
Moon in high gear with one headlight out Moon is the muse that drives me
1. Blue… winners strive for it … babies’ babble it… purple is another version of it… I once did a poetry reading using only poems that had the word “blue” somewhere in them. 2. There are so many ways to say blue: aquamarine, azure, sapphire, navy, midnight, periwinkle, royal, turquoise, indigo. Did I miss any? […]
Summer on Sale Cold enough for socks Putting up the harvest Everything’s coming up Mums Future Thanksgiving pie Is the woodshed half empty or half full?
He brought me a pineapple and told me I looked like Pocahontas. Last month it was Mary Poppins that I looked like. I helped him pick tomatoes from my garden, verbally directing him or guiding his hand because he’s legally blind and developmentally disabled. I put tomato in the bologna sandwich that I made for […]
