Stories from the Steps

Faith

  • Vol 1, Chronicle 23, Casualties of War

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 23, MEMORIAL DAY, CASUALTIES OF WAR: By the time most read this, local scouts will have spent their Saturday morning placing flags on white markers at National Cemetery in observance of Memorial Day. My Dad returned from… Continue reading

    Vol 1, Chronicle 23, Casualties of War

  • The point of Summer ’24 with MJPB

    (SOME NOT & SOME) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY, Summer ‘24, the point: And so it begins, the 100 days ‘til Labor Day & Miss Julie & the Pool Boy exchange their traditional farewell.… Continue reading

    The point of Summer ’24 with MJPB

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 22: Spittin’ Truth

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 22, SPITTIN’ TRUTH WITH RED: “The house don’t fall when the bones are good…” Maren Morris ~ “The Bones”~ These are my grandparents, little ones. This coming Sunday, May 26th, is the day they married in 1928… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 22: Spittin’ Truth

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 21: From the Pool Boy

    (PERSONAL & NOT SO) SHALLOW THOUGHTS FROM THE DEEP END WITH MISS JULIE’S POOL BOY,  Windows, reflection & revelation: Earlier this month, I found myself alone in God’s house. As I stood on the stage under one of its stained… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 21: From the Pool Boy

  • Edna & a cake pan

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 20, EDNA & A CAKE PAN: This is your paternal great-great-grandmother. Twenty three years ago today, May 17, 2001, we lost her. Also pictured, her cake pan. The pan is mine now & I treasure it like… Continue reading

    Edna & a cake pan

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 18: Teacher Appreciation Week

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 18, TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: “…You stand at the edge while people run you through, I thank the Lord there’s people out there like you…”Elton John “Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters Miss Julie & I are privileged to… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 18: Teacher Appreciation Week

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 17: 2 years in Sundown

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 17: 2 YEARS IN SUNDOWN, NOW & THEN. As I say good morning to another night, I’m struggling with do I need to say something or do I have something to say? John Steinbeck said, “I write… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 17: 2 years in Sundown

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 15: Dash

    VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 15, DASH: This weekend I received a text from one of the great cheerleaders* in my grand crusade of fingers poised over the typewriter keys to be the next great Southern writer like Faulkner, Capote, or O’Connor.… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 15: Dash

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 14: Educators & Angels

    EDUCATORS & ANGELS, A HALF CENTURY LATE APPRECIATION POST: Both the personal & the social media memory machines are working overtime today. First, the personal. I’ve been privileged this last year to spend time with a group of dedicated educators,… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 14: Educators & Angels

  • Vol.1, Chronicle 13: Good Friday Stripes

    GOOD FRIDAY STRIPES: “If I’d a’ had somewhere else to go, I’d a’ went.” Recently passed NASCAR great Cale Yarborough made this statement in 1970 after an unavoidable crash at historic Darlington Raceway. Few drivers are spared from collecting, win… Continue reading

    Vol.1, Chronicle 13: Good Friday Stripes