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Lucy: Closure
I stand in the growing dusk looking for the privy. I see it off to the side near a lean-to shed. A girl about my age waits at the door, and I walk over. “Evening,” I say and nod in respect, and she nods back, then faces the wooden door. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
Photo courtesy of Dahlonega-Lumpkin Chamber & Visitors Bureau
Rescued From Oblivion
Gold abounds in Dahlonega, Georgia. From the 1828 gold strike, the first major gold strike in America, to the present day, gold is still shining. Read more
Oct 1, 2021
A Song Too Sad to Often Sing
When Sam Mendes’s World War I movie, 1917, was released a couple of years ago, its breathtaking cinematography was much talked about. There was the fact it looked as if it had all been capture in one continuous, two-hour shot. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
A Sense of Place
Not long ago I hiked to the Walker Sisters’ home in the Smokies and sat on the porch. It was an hour or so before dusk, my favorite time to arrive. At that time of day, I had the place to myself. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
The Enduring Allure of Log Cabins
Log cabins, deeply rooted in regional lore, and perhaps to a somewhat lesser degree in our views of the American past and folkways in general, have an enduring and endearing allure. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
One Day With Clem
In late October 2002, my husband Steve decided to make a Halloween scarecrow for our daughter Annie. At four, she was old enough to look forward to trick-or-treating and to appreciate the decorations at our home. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
Photo Essay, August 2021
Thank you to our many readers who submitted their favorite tree photos. If you haven’t recited a portion of the poem “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer, go look it up and enjoy. Read more
Aug 1, 2021
