The Lost Art of the South
A gift from my musically esoteric boyfriend, my record player has been my
proverbial time capsule to the American Southlands I call home. I load dusty
albums from the past–kings and queens
Humanity
Not Home for the Holidays
I wanted to travel to Pennsylvania to be with my family this Christmas. My
family always swaddles the holiday thick with traditions, and I missed those. On
Christmas Eve, my mom crushes candy
Listening Past a Writer’s Block
At the end of the summer, an old friend asked about the latest writing venture I
was working on. The question was nothing out of the ordinary from this man who,
for years,
The Art of The Smile: A Dangerous Experiment
> “Peace begins with a smile.” -Mother Teresa
> “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” -Mark Twain
It seems that humanity has always been enamored with the smile. It is the
The Still Point of a Turning World
Photo by Jennifer Teichman
I don’t know what possessed me. At the end of this past summer, I agreed to
teach five college writing courses on three different campuses for the fall