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the view from the balcony
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For those who’ve been living under a rock, Dolly Parton, The Patron Saint of the Smoky Mountains,...
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(February 19, 2022) Last night, or perhaps it was in the wee hours of this morning, I...
A few weeks ago I invited Jesus to meet me on The Balcony. I had something to...
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On October 22 Jackson’s Clarion-Ledger ran a story about how the University of Mississippi is fighting efforts...
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In May of 2001 my son, Jonas, graduated high school. He decided against going to college, opting...
My father was a prolific and legendary gardener in my hometown of Madison, Mississippi—back when you had...
My father was a prolific and legendary gardener in my hometown of Madison, Mississippi—back when you had...
From the pen of the Sundown Cowboy, Self-Proclaimed Poet Lariat of the City Grocery Balcony… Some questions...
A couple of weeks ago I posted a video I made at “Out in the Grove: A...