Feb 07, 2010 11:09AM

The Dream I Never Knew I Had

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of becoming a star on Broadway. It wasn?t just a dream ? it was a longing, an ache somewhere deep down in my soul. Before I was ten, I had memorized every song from Annie ? The Musical and, as I got older, I committed to memory [...]

Oct 02, 2009 05:21AM

Southern By Association

A Yankee transplant finds a sense of belonging in the bosom of the Deep South

May 24, 2009 08:05AM

Bathing Suit Season Blues

Ah, yes! It?s that time again. The music of the ice cream truck fairly well heralds its arrival ? singing to all within its happy sound ? ?Summer is here!? Many welcome its onset with open arms ? the days grow longer, the smell of charcoal hangs heavy in the air, children?s laughter echoes throughout the neighborhood. My own little girls are so delighted by this precious collection of weeks of freedom from the hallowed halls of their elementary school that they can barely contain themselves. As they rub the sleep from their eyes and look forward to the day?s events, each morning begins with the dreaded question ? ?Can we go to the pool today??

Feb 10, 2009 10:33PM

Lump In My Throat

I never really understood where that term ?lump in your throat? came from. Now I know ? it?s all the words you want to say, but know you shouldn?t ? trapped like a knot just below your mouth and slightly above your adam?s apple. They are words dying to come out, but wise enough to stay inside.

Feb 01, 2009 11:14AM

Spring Fever Has Got Me Sprung

What is it about the sweet sound of a bird chirping outside my window that gives me an unexpected lift? Why do I feel the sudden urge to take off my shoes and run through the grass at the first sign of green poking up through the yellowed Bermuda? Two words ? Spring Fever.