THE MIDDLE AGES—A Grand Legacy

THE MIDDLE AGES—A Grand Legacy

By Sherye S. Green   A Grand Legacy     Almost thirty years have passed since I gave birth to my baby girl. It seems like only yesterday when Mark and I were bringing our Lauren home from the hospital. Soon, she will deliver a child of her own. My...
OUTSIDE IN—Sweet Sixteen

OUTSIDE IN—Sweet Sixteen

By Shawn Dean   Sweet Sixteen     What a disaster I was at sixteen. I couldn’t get enough of AC/DC, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Bud heavy, Marlboro Reds, long hair, and girls. My weekends were full of parties and hangovers. School was a...
LAGNIAPPE—The Pencil Parable

LAGNIAPPE—The Pencil Parable

By Jimmy Reed The Pencil Parable     Storytelling takes many forms, but stories that endure, that remain popular down through the ages, have in common certain elements that cause listeners or readers to remain attentive from the first word to the last: They...