Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoicePeace On EarthLast night around midnight, I woke up and thought about last Thursday when I saw what peace on earth looked like.2h ago2h ago
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceDrunk FrogI gave a drunk frog a ride to “The Corner Bar” on Monday.Aug 15Aug 15
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceWhat was that?Apache never really got over Dunnie’s death eight years ago.Aug 8Aug 8
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceGood Enough“There ain’t much in this old world ‘cept tough work and tender love,” he said as we stood in the parking lot, talking after the show. “And…Aug 1Aug 1
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceCome On HomeHe sways as he tells stale stories of how he once vanquish bulls and rode flying broncs. But now his old broken bones force him to ride…Jul 25Jul 25
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceThe Foot WashersMy feet were clean enough to suit me, so I didn’t go up front to get them washed like other people at church did that night.Jul 18Jul 18
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceShooing The Dark AwayWho is that codger I saw in the bathroom mirror this morning — the one with the white meandering hair and his ears in need of a shave?Jul 4Jul 4
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceA Tunnel Through TimeIt is like a tunnel through time, this canopy road that I drive under every day to get home.Jun 27Jun 27
Billy BlackmaninThe Southern VoiceMules and MeThere’s been a lot of talk in the past few days about age-related rust that accumulates over the years in our joints and brains.Jun 27Jun 27