The Making of Myth

January 29, 2013 By 6 Comments
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We are sorting through Mama’s things. Sweaters and shoes. Glassware and gardening books. Microwave and toaster oven. Bedside table and table top TV. The Singer sewing machine that she used to make Easter dresses, and quilts so heavy they would make an Eskimo sweat. There isn’t a ton household of items to go through. She’d shed [...]

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A Delightful Announcement

February 10, 2012 By 12 Comments
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I began growing out my hair last year. Sister Tater has always had long hair, well past her shoulders, but not me. I wore that Dorothy Hamill cut throughout my 20s and then switched it up from there. Never really growing it very long. But last year I decided I wanted long hair, as long [...]

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A Tale of Two Brothers

September 21, 2011 By 10 Comments

There was only one chair available. It was stuck in a corner, near the guy in uniform. Anyone sitting here? I asked. No, he said. Mind if I do? Not at all. In Columbus, Georgia, soldiers in camo gear are a common sight. “I hardly ever wear mine out,”  the soldier told me later. “Whenever [...]

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