Last year I attended the Grenada Christmas Parade for the first time in over a decade. It was my first opportunity to enjoy it since moving back from Alabama. It was on a weekday as it traditionally was. I don’t know whether the parade organizers or St. Nick himself had the great idea to change…
As I sit down to write, this day had more meaning than originally anticipated, so of course when I returned home, I immediately had to regurgitate my day on paper. I’d be amiss to say that I was feeling very uncertain about the location of today’s shoot. After all, I’d never passed through, visited, or…
The past few days around here have been somewhat special. It all started Thursday afternoon after work. Water, along with soap, finally made it to my truck after months. I had given up on the rain doing what it is supposed to do. Then, Friday, I finally pulled the truck into the garage and showed…
As I’m writing this, 370 days have passed since leaving Houston. I haven’t “picked up the pen” much in 2017 other than to highlight and take notes in books that I’ve read. After my first MS Girl: Interview Session, I realized that I needed some time to delight in my new diagnoses, reconnect with old friends, travel, and let my creative juices sit and simmer. I’ve…
I knew today was coming, but didn’t think much of it until this morning. Topeka said, “Are you going to take a picture of Allyson?” It was early and I reluctantly said, “Sure.” See, Allyson had already had a first day of school earlier this summer as she was enrolled in a program designed to…
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