In the blazing summer heat of Tallahassee and South Georgia, we are dealing with water from head: to toe: and everywhere in between! WA(hhh)TER! I am linking this Wordless Wednesday post up to the Crazy Days of Summer Photo Challenge sponsored by Kristi of Live and Love Out Loud and Alicia of Project Alicia. This week’s […]
Help Lauren Spierer Surface
This is a special post, as part of an effort to help find Lauren Spierer. Lauren has been missing since June 3, when she disappeared from Bloomington, Indiana. If you don’t have time to read the whole post, here are the crucial points: If you are on Twitter, follow @NewsOnLaurenS for updates. If you are on […]
This Is Not About You
I would be a really inept private detective. In deciding to write the blog post that follows, I may have made a conclusion that is 100% wrong. But the subject weighs heavily on my heart and mind so I am going to write this post, and if the audience I am writing to reads it and scratches […]
Caught in the Act (A Mama Kat Writing Prompt)
It is Mama Kat prompt day. Here’s my prompt: If Social Media died tomorrow, describe another hobby you might get into. If you are reading this, I am guessing you are least mildly pro-social media (or you are a social media hater who is being punished by being required to read blog posts written by people […]
Wordless Wednesday (June Refreshment Edition)
It has been hot here in Tallahassee. Really hot (as in today the high was 102 degrees). Sometimes, refreshment can seem oh-so-far away: But if you “stay cool” and keep your eyes on the prize: All of that chilly, creamy yumminess will be within reach: (Or you can just drive to the mall and visit “Refreshing […]
No More Counting Soap Bubbles – a Tribute to Edwina Stephens
In 2006, the Tallahassee Democrat did a special edition titled “The Ride to Equality,” subtitled “Fifty Years After the Tallahassee Bus Boycott.” As they developed this publication, the editors sought stories from local students who had encountered people who remembered the boycott. With the assistance of Al Lawson’s phenomenal staff, I was referred to Edwina Stephens as the perfect […]