Gulfport Mississippi
For the first couple of years after Katrina, I could not take a ride down Highway 90 without my eyes misting over. You don’t realize how much you love a place until it’s hopelessly gone. The SS Hurricane Camille seems a quirky place to be sentimental over, but I can’t help it–I miss it. As [...]
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I had a wonderful time last night at the Gulf Coast Writers Association’s May meeting. And not just because I was there to pick up a plaque for winning first place in the “Let’s Write” Literary Contest (although that was pretty special!). The meeting was held at Barnhill’s on Highway 49 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Typically, [...]
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The weather has been messy in South Mississippi this past week. I can’t complain–we needed the rain. Whenever I’m safely sheltered indoors as the rain pours down outdoors, I’m reminded of the weirdest weather phenomenon I’ve ever experienced. It was 1987, and I was a new mother spending a typical, albeit stormy, day playing on [...]
I’m sure you’ve heard of wedding crashers before, but have you ever heard of a J.O.Y.* Group crasher? When I heard that Kandi Anderson would be speaking to the J.O.Y. Group at Grace Memorial Baptist Church this past Tuesday, I decided to see if I could slip in unnoticed. The J.O.Y. Group was created for [...]
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When I posted a vintage picture of my second grade classmates last month, I never imagined another photo from that same year would surface. I recently connected with Lenrose Killegrew Fears on facebook. After viewing my old photo, she showed me this wonderful full color photo from the same year. Her recollection of the names: [...]
