“I have a story,” Uncle Junior said one Christmas Eve. My aunts, uncles, cousins and siblings were all…
After retiring from a long career teaching English at Huntington East High School, my brother, Bob, planned to…
I first met Jonathan Pinkard in December 2018. The day started normally. I walked into Piedmont Newnan Hospital…
Fresh evergreen wreaths were piled up near the grocery store exit, taunting me with their scent. I longed…
Now that I was teaching my visual arts classes remotely instead of in person, I was spending a…
“No, Chad,” I snapped, spotting my energetic little boy racing for the front door as it closed. “You…
Few things in my childhood were more fun than getting together with my cousins from Canada. One summer…
Our family needed to come together more than ever that fall. I decided to have Thanksgiving at my…
I first met Della Reese on the set where we were filming the pilot for the TV series…
Mom and I looked out at the pine trees lining the snow-covered yard of her new house. I…
Ever since my son Mark’s wedding, I wondered where I fit into his new life. His bride, Aarika,…
One day I entered an antiques shop and saw the most enchanting bedroom on display. The white iron…
