Bob Church: Storyteller, Poet, Friend

This post is long overdue!  But, as usual, I’m a day late and a dollar short for everything.
My dear friend, Bob Church, has a book out that has become one of my new, all-time treasured possessions.  Many people already know Bob and have purchased Book of My Heart.  But just in case you haven’t been [...]

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Her Lot Again

Cured
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Tobacco is cured by hanging.
She knows this–she grew up
in the brown breath of barns,
sweet leaves tied to wooden stakes
upside down in rows from the rafters.
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She grew up on the back of tractors,
skin burning from the sticky work:
suckering, cropping the tops,
watching out for black widows
who love to live between the leaves.
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She grew up hating the [...]

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Shoots and Vines

I’m very excited to be this weekend’s featured writer at Shoots and Vines.  Six of my poems will be posted on February 13, 14, and 15.  You’ll see good old Aunt Aggie and also a newer poem, Snake Handling.
While you’re there, please stick around to read all the excellent writing and see the artwork.  The [...]

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If I Suddenly Vanish…

Hey, y’all.. I’m headed out on the road again.  Hopefully, it will be the last time for a while.  But who knows?  It’s funny how life can go along pretty much the same for years, and then in a span of a few months, it all changes.  The changes are exciting, though.
If I can find [...]

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