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Rambling on through a broken heart about fictional worlds and losing the light in a world that is growing darker day by day… There is something wonderfully tempting about the idea of living inside a fictional world. Who wouldn’t want to step through a wardrobe, traverse a secret entrance behind fireplace, board a starship, wander…
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A witty little love letter to an old lyric, a good mama, and the kind of morning that needs a soundtrack… Some songs do not simply get stuck in your head. They move in, hang curtains, put a kettle on, and start rearranging the furniture in your heart. For me, that song is “Oh, What…
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I do not have a long list of star-studded concerts I have been to. Honestly, I was never one for the crowds and the chaos of them, my introvert side showing through. I did once go to a Concerts in the Country show in Calhoun that headlined Randy Travis. It was outside in the country,…
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I was born in May of the year of our Lord, 1958… Yes, when I have to insert my birthday into a computer form, it is like spinning the wheel on The Price is Right. To be honest, I was really unaware of what was all the rage, going on, and in the news for…
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A Nostalgic Look Back Through Personal Memories and Cultural Shifts Some thoughts linger after reading the morning news, weaving their way into present musings. Today, unexpectedly, “As the World Turns”—an old soap opera—floated into my mind. My grandmother, Ma Reeves, a devoted Baptist with few indulgences, never missed an episode. The show became more than…
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How Jeannie C. Riley’s Iconic Album Became Our Childhood Soundtrack Music has a magical way of transporting us back in time, evoking memories and emotions like nothing else can. For me, no album does that more powerfully than Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley PTA.” To many, it’s a country classic from the late 1960s, but…
Dirt Road Therapy 