2018-10-18 15:07
I sold off some more of my Dad’s life last week.
I sat there at the auction, watching the bidders compete, putting prices on things I once thought were invaluable to me.
It wasn… Read More
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Mike Windham writes about what he sees and what he thinks. Life through the eyes of a lifetime Southerner. Mostly his stories are essays about other people he's known, he's worked with and met in more than sixty years of travel and working.
2018-08-06 13:57
My Mom’s stuff.
We had to do it. There was just too much to keep. It had to be sold. Now it’s a done deal.
Saturday night, promptly at 5:30, the auctionee… Read More
2018-07-17 14:42
We own 15 acres. We call it “The Farm.” This is where Sue and I live for now. It’s about 5 miles from the four-lane. It’s fifteen miles from town.
I love… Read More
2018-07-06 20:36
The blue tarps covered a thousand different roofs. They had told us about the devastation. The stories will break your heart, someone told me.
Hurricanes sweep across the islands… Read More
2018-06-11 20:20
They’re going to cut down our oak tree in a few days. The order has been given. She’s over a hundred years old. And, one day soon, the chain saws will dig in an… Read More
2018-06-02 13:02
I remember his car, a green Cadillac. Half as long as a city block like they used to say.
He always parked in front of the Inez Hotel. He was there every morning, around ten o&rs&hell…Read More
2018-05-30 14:01
It’s graduation time. Happens every spring. Ten million kids grasp a piece of paper, shake hands and face the world.
We went to a special graduation. A proud on… Read More
2018-05-25 15:10
Warning: This may sound like a commercial. Don’t worry, it is.
We left Louisville at 7 am. Homeward bound to Mississippi. Didn’t want to do the Interstate… Read More
2018-05-12 12:24
The two men sat facing each other. The table is on the far end of the carport. You can hear the traffic in the highway a quarter mile away.
There’s two glasses. Two b… Read More
2018-05-09 15:11
I wish I still had the simple thoughts of childhood. My Grandchildren keep reminding me.
The dandelions were the first flower she noticed. The field was full of them. She r… Read More
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