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Leaving LoRayne

With a dab of perseverance and a dollop of faith, My Aunt LoRayne proved to me that in the worst of circumstances, all things are possible...

The plane was fullthe day weflew to Birmingham, Alabama. My husband Alan had been working in and out of the city for two years and had been...

Angels are everywhere! I love it when it is obvious, they are following ME! I shuddered as a snow front pelted the East closing schools and...

Thanksgiving is about love–love of God, family, country, and for some, just love of food. I’m thankful for much, but especially for...

I’ve always loved jazz and the blues. I could say it’s because I grew up in the mountain country of Appalachia, a ‘made...

9/11/2013 — A special story for 9/11 — Being a jerk isn’t cool on any day, but especially on 9/ll.A leash jerk by the...

I didn’t know about the drugs. But I saw the girls, beautiful and fawned over,who used to sit in the big roomy booths.Once they left,...

New York City was like a drug and I was a junkie. In the late 1960’s, I left the mountains and valleys of West Virginia for the...

Ever feel like a cosmic force has sucked you into space, spun you around, and then slammed you back hard against the earth? And then...

I love piano music. It starts my heels clacking faster than a banjo or a guitar any day. So when the announcement came that Elton John was...