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The Third Row

Monday morning at 7 AM I was heading north on Interstate 55, heading toward my hometown. A woman I knew had died. She and her husband lived down the road from Mom on a few acres we had sold before…

My Favorite Sandwich

Until my late teens, my Dad worked for a propane company. He literally sold propane and propane accessories. In rural Mississippi, propane is a big deal. I live in town now, and we have natural gas piped in, but folks…

For friends from other cultures

On the 26th day, I’m grateful for other cultures, and how they have influenced and shaped me. In the 1830’s, Jonathan Hollowell and his wife Clara and their children Edwin and Calvin moved to Marshall County, Mississippi from around Goldsboro,…