
It was sunny and warm when we made the plan to meet at the flagpole of the Upper Elementary School, and sit outside to chat. But a cold wind blew…
It was sunny and warm when we made the plan to meet at the flagpole of the Upper Elementary School, and sit outside to chat. But a cold wind blew…
If I was born straight, I would have joined the clergy. Growing up, I took a deep interest in the scriptures. I remember being as young as 12, taking my…
As I sit in my easy chair, relaxed, sipping on an iced tea, the children ask for a story. “Pa-paw, tell us that story again. The one about the day…
Most young girls daydream about their first kiss. I was no different. When I was 13 years old, our neighbors the Johnsons moved out. The Johnson’s old house sat vacant…
I am biracial. My mother is white, and my estranged father is black. In my opinion, there is a lot of baggage when it comes to being made up of…
Feminism / noun: belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes (The Merriam-Webster.Com Dictionary). It has been suggested that feminism is an unnecessary distinction:…
I recently wrote a column for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette which told the story of a bridge being burned and miraculously rebuilt again. That bridge was between a group of politically…
If you would like to understand more about our story, the story of Baby Kerry, I wrote about it years ago. Here is that essay: Baby Kerry After our daughter…
Part I This is long and personal and about abortion—the termination of a pregnancy. Just so you know. On a recent weekend in Arkansas and across the US, there were…
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