You’re Not An Elephant I married Emma 61 years ago. She was a beautiful young lady, and I was a rambunctious young cad. We had no plans to grow old together. We were young and full of hope, brimming with untethered youthful vigor and never-ending fairytale dreams. I’m not sure anyone can plan on growing old together any… Read More »
Just a quick note; an introduction if you will… This week, I thought I’d do something different and write a poem instead of an essay. So, if you were expecting a new essay today, check back next week. Don’t worry, my poem is the old-fashioned kind – not freestyle or modern poetry. It’s just me, writing from… Read More »
Before the Light Fades I think everyone has shadows in their past. Some dark corners that don’t look very pretty when the light of day shines upon them. Maybe I think everyone has shadows in their pasts because I have so many. Or maybe others have too many, also. Or maybe very few really do, but it is… Read More »
The Tragic Twilight of the Life of Howard Hughes Howard Hughes once embodied the exhilaration of mid‑century America: a Hollywood magnate who discovered stars, an aviation pioneer who pushed speed records, and one of the world’s first billionaires. To the public, he seemed invincible. Yet when he died in 1976, the spectacle of his end revealed a different… Read More »
All About Time And in the end, all that matters is time. Money, fame, beauty, empires, mansions, squalor, hunger, power, memories all pass away with the ticking of a clock. Great cities razed, great beauty turned to dust, generations upon generations buried under the compacted dirt. And yet we live as though time were only a measurement for… Read More »
A Free Breakfast at Epiphanies I lost my job. I lost my family. I lost my home. I lost everything. Last year was not a good year. In fact, the last couple of years haven’t been so hot. I’m doing the best I can. Living on the streets of Memphis isn’t easy at any time—but it’s really tough… Read More »