editorials
I noticed it almost immediately as I stepped out onto the front porch. The fragrance drifted around the s...
Paying homage to the passing of a true Southern gentleman
It is not always cool being Southern these days. We are being assailed for the sins of our ancestors. Some of...
editorials
I like to think that 50 years from now, when I’m dead and gone, our grandnephews, Andrew and Lawson, rememb...
My Wet Cell Phone
What to do?
Mobile phones are a convenience, but the more you use the thing, the more you depend upon it. ...
Remembering the past while focused on the future
Hard to believe that it has been six months since I lost my soulmate, my anchor, my best friend. In so...
editorials
Georgia Magazine asked me to write a story about people who rescue and rehabilitate birds of prey, and af...
Sammy the Crow
The enemy.
Uncle Guy Phillips had a love-hate relationship with crows. Born in 1899, he was my father&a...
Trying to Understand Georgia Republicans Is Not Easy
I must confess that as smart as I am, there are a few things in this world I do not understand, such as the ...
editorials
I pulled my vehicle behind a big pickup truck in downtown Calhoun, then wrestled the 40-pound box of Vidalia ...
Destroying Black Babies and Families With Federal Dollars
If there is one reason why problems associated with race in America persist, it is because we pretend to addre...
