Jul 01, 2012 08:32AM

Ode to a Book

Sitting much like the girl I once was, I huddle with my legs criss-crossed, head bowed and book before me. I take my time poring over the front and back covers, searching the artwork for some hint of the adventure I?m about to take. The crackle of the pages, heralding its newness, signals that something [...]

Aug 27, 2011 08:52AM

The Final Flight of Peter Pan

Much like the hero of J.M. Barrie?s beloved children?s tale ?Peter Pan?, he flew into my life and I was forever changed. As if one first name wasn?t significant enough to describe him, John David Keith boasted three. Even in his late teens, he was already a mountain of a man ? larger than life [...]

Feb 16, 2011 10:16AM

I?m Not Gonna Lie? I Have NO Idea What I?m Doing

I can remember poring over the dog-eared pages of parenting magazines and baby books as an expectant mother ? sometimes even scribbling chicken scratch in the margins. I can recall making lists of concerns to take with us during trips to the pediatrician to make certain no sniffle, no sneeze and no funny shaped freckle [...]

Feb 07, 2010 11:09AM

The Dream I Never Knew I Had

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a star on Broadway. It wasn?t just a dream ? it was a longing, an ache somewhere deep down in my soul. Before I was ten, I had memorized every song from Annie ? The Musical and, as I got older, I committed to memory [...]

Oct 02, 2009 05:21AM

Southern By Association

A Yankee transplant finds a sense of belonging in the bosom of the Deep South