Written by Nevada McPherson – A faded red pick-up truck rolls into a trailer park, heading toward a single wide trailer with a rickety deck surrounded by lawn ornaments: flamingos, gnomes,…
Dumbfounded
Written by RF Wilson – Sheila Magnuson, a barista at Mean Beans Cafe, was on a break when she noticed that Sam was missing. Sam was a neighborhood icon, always seen…
Horse Creek Water Trail Adventure
Written by Maryann Zeliznak – Dear Armchair Travelers, The Horse Creek Water Trail is now open! All ye canoers and kayakers gather up your gear. Go meander the many “S” curves. Go…
Acceptance and Chocolate
Written by Sandee Setliff – There are some things you can’t change no matter how much you wish you could. Like typing up a story and having it all wiped out…
Creative Works by George & Elizabeth Ellison
George Ellison. Artwork by Elizabeth Ellison Wretched Sedge (Carex miser Buckley 1843; C. misera Small 1903); endemic to 13 counties in the Blue Ridge (TN, GA,…
You’ve Got My Attention
Written by Phil Okrend – Recently my oldest son, Jordan asked me to help him with a college psychology assignment. His assignment was to record my recollection of an event that…
5 Sketch Stories
George Ellison. Artwork by Elizabeth Ellison. I Knew In My Heart “You ask in your letter of the bird that nested beside the cabin door before you went away,”…
Time Flies
Written by Sandee Setliff – OK, so fly fishing is way outside my comfort zone, so bear with me. There is something so romantic about the sport: speaking as a woman…
Bonnie Freewoman
Written by Nick Andrea – I pulled in behind her aged frame, permed silver hair, and athletic shoes adorning steadily, striding feet. “That body was young once, but surely there is…