Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving

I'm a blogger, and the blogger creed requires that we post a post about everything we're thankful for on Thanksgiving. This is that post.

Mawmaw’s Mythic Pinto Beans

For some reason I frequently find myself writing about food. This week I’m thinking about (and cooking) pinto beans.

Exercising My Right to Chews

Fried chicken thighs or exercise, which would you choose?

A Labor Day Tribute to Women Like My Granny

On this Labor Day, I want to recognize women who work harder for less money – women like my grandmother.

The Swamp and Old Mr. No Shoulders

I was in my early 20s when everything I knew to be true, sure, and certain in life was destroyed, and the vision of it haunted me for years.

Find Your People, Find Happiness

One thing I’ve been doing for the last two and a half years is teaching creative writing. And that's where I found my people.

Divided We Fall

If we can't come together as a nation to fight a pandemic, could we come together to fight an invading army? Or would our division be our downfall?

Folly Chasing Death: A New Meaning

Just in time for Fat Tuesday, The Washington Post published my op-ed, "After two pandemic years, ‘Folly chasing Death’ takes on a new Mardi Gras meaning."

Hiraeth and Now

HIraeth. It’s a Welsh word that doesn’t translate to English exactly, but it's a feeling that I often have — a feeling about my home town.

A Decade of Folkways Nowadays

Folkways Nowadays turns 10 YEARS OLD TODAY! Back on July 22, 2011 when I hit “publish” for the first time, I never dreamed that this blog would quite literally change my life in ways I never expected. Here are just a few: Because I started writing regularly, I was able to publish a dang book, … Continue reading A Decade of Folkways Nowadays