When you grow up piss poor in the Mississippi Delta surrounded by nothing but dirt roads and fields as far as the eye can see, you have to be creative in passing the time away. My mom was OCD in every sense, which basically meant we were not to move too much once we gotContinue reading “Chicken-Hypnotized or Glazed”
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The Kids With The Dirty Clothes
We can spot them anywhere in the US. Their hair may be unkempt. They may be in the back of the class, dozing off, completely distracted from school. Other times, they are wandering up and down the streets in town aimlessly and unsupervised, even when maybe they’re supposed to be in school. Most have aContinue reading “The Kids With The Dirty Clothes”
Lessons Learned From The Rainbow 