Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningWhat 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, 2020May 3, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningNew Orleans, Weeping Willows, and the Weird Eye DoctorMy stay in New Orleans was short, less than twenty-four hours. However, in that brief time, one of the weirdest things happened.Apr 26, 2020Apr 26, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningThose Mississippi Cotton FieldsI was only thirteen-years-old.Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningJust Across Highway 826The 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, 2020Apr 12, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningDown in the Mississippi DeltaWe’ve all heard that old saying: “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.”Apr 5, 2020Apr 5, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningBackyards, Bicycles, and SnakesEvery 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, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningWhen 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, 2020Mar 22, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningThat 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, 2020Mar 15, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningThe Pitter-Patter of Little FeetVal, 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, 2020Mar 8, 2020
Ty Pinkinsin23 Miles & RunningIt’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, 2020Mar 1, 2020