A sheriff's deputy wondered at the hearse parked outside the Kitty Kat topless bar at 2:30 a.m. so he decided to investigate. He didn't see the owner of the … [Read More...]
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Calculating Texts for Seniors
Calculating my texts? This could be me. Or maybe you. What senior hasn't done the same thing or something so similar---the phone rings and you pick up … [Read More...]
Personal Essay
BLOCKED AGAIN!
For the second time, I’ve been blocked—booted out, no explanation, all my posts dumped into oblivion, and no recourse or appeal. Not from all of Facebook this time but from a benign nostalgic group called Forgotten Alabama that posted photos of abandoned houses and stores, old signs, things that had seen better days. I didn’t […]
The Crash, a 100 Day Hospital Saga, and a Happy Ending
First, the CRASH: When my husband’s old Prius attacked a new heavy duty urban assault vehicle, the other driver walked away. The crash, though, sent both cars to the auto graveyard and Frank, my husband, on what would become an almost-100 day saga of hospitals, ERs, ambulances and rehab. 100-Day Hospital Saga: Ambulance to ER […]
From Padlock to Glory—Ginger Shines at ASU
A cabin hidden behind a padlocked gate, Revelation and a .38. but Ginger escaped. In 2000 she left with her two boys, her hair wet with the coffee her husband had poured over her head. That day marked an ending and a beginning—for Ginger and countless others whose lives she has rescued or saved. Ginger […]