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What Makes the Green Grass Grow?!

“Put your head down, close your eyes, and don’t look up,” a voice from the front of the bus said. “When my bus stops, I’ll give you further…

May 3, 2020

What Makes the Green Grass Grow?!

May 3, 2020

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New Orleans, Weeping Willows, and the Weird Eye Doctor

My stay in New Orleans was short, less than twenty-four hours. However, in that brief time, one of the weirdest things happened.

Apr 26, 2020

New Orleans, Weeping Willows, and the Weird Eye Doctor

Apr 26, 2020

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Those Mississippi Cotton Fields

I was only thirteen-years-old.

Apr 19, 2020

Those Mississippi Cotton Fields

Apr 19, 2020

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Just Across Highway 826

The highway was empty; I sat motionless in the grass, still shimmering with morning dew. In the distance, about a mile away in the…

Apr 12, 2020

Just Across Highway 826

Apr 12, 2020

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Down in the Mississippi Delta

We’ve all heard that old saying: “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.”

Apr 5, 2020

Down in the Mississippi Delta

Apr 5, 2020

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Backyards, Bicycles, and Snakes

Every summer, like clockwork, my cousins Reggie and Marcus came back to Elemwood from Houston to stay at Aunt Tea’s. We spend those summers…

Mar 29, 2020

Backyards, Bicycles, and Snakes

Mar 29, 2020

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When You Get Knocked Down . . .

I quickly grew to enjoy the rigors of martial arts training. Luckily, Lil’ Joe — one of my cousins on Dad’s side of the family — was also…

Mar 22, 2020

When You Get Knocked Down . . .

Mar 22, 2020

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That Ol’ Silver Grain Bin

“Don’t you go out there in that ol’ grain bin,” Mom always told me, wagging her finger in my direction. Whenever she pointed that finger, I…

Mar 15, 2020

That Ol’ Silver Grain Bin

Mar 15, 2020

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The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet

Val, Aunt Lue’s daughter, was the eldest cousin. While our parents exemplified hard work, Val took the baton and showed us how to run a…

Mar 8, 2020

The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet

Mar 8, 2020

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It’s Pronounced Puhkhan, Not Pecan!

Even at twelve years old, I knew we didn’t have much. However, like many families in the Mississippi Delta, what we did have was each…

Mar 1, 2020

It’s Pronounced Puhkhan, Not Pecan!

Mar 1, 2020

Ty Pinkins

Ty Pinkins

Ty Pinkins is a veteran with a 21-year military career that includes working in the White House during the Obama administration.

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