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The following is from the Birmingham Iron Age newspaper on May 20, 1875. It must have taken hours to count and could be done…
Reflections from the Blue Rocking Chair by Joyce Ray Wheeler PROLOGUE: Just when my grandchildren were beginning to outgrow their early childhood, I was…
Pass Along Shrubbery - They remind me of old friends Around my yard, there are several shrubs that were passed along to me by…
There was nothing artificial in his smile and it certainly was spontaneous, so it was natural. He looked and acted the same in carrying…
There is nothing more traditional in the South than serving a cold glass of sweet ice tea on a hot sultry day. Even poems have been…
(This great story by a contributing author was quite an experience and one to reflect on for a long time. It's amazing he survived.)…
When we were kids growing up in Munford, AL, there was a group of us neighborhood boys that rode bikes everywhere. Mine had a…
Yes...Julia, I guess cats do have nine lives... by Shannon Hollon A few years ago on a rainy October night my family was enjoying…
Early 1950s High School Fashions by Jean Butterworth It is almost funny to recall those days of high school in the early 1950s. What we…
The Big Fishing Trip by Joe Baxter Davis In about 1944, we lived in Equality, Coosa County, Alabama. Our friend Jack told us about…
In this corner...Jiujitsu Joey from Gatlinburg Tennessee by Shannon Hollon A few years ago we traveled to Gatlinburg Tennessee for a little family getaway…
Evidence Of Folly To attempt to borrow money on the plea of extreme poverty. To believe that your own relatives are the best friends…
Making hay while the sun shines by Shannon Hollon Growing up on Rural Route 2 Box 49x in McCalla there were not a lot…
REALITIES by Dorothy Graham Gast Click to read more of Dorothy Gast's stories When I read Proverbs 31 as a teenager, I decided…
YES, I Remember Those Perms by Dorothy Graham Gast An aunt who was a beautician was prevailed upon during a visit to my grandmother's…
SPELUNKING by Inez McCollum One might call me a casual spelunker! I like to go into caves; but there must be a tour director…
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