By:
On:
In: Family, Travel, Writing

Growing up, I never understood Dad’s fascination with the Moon Pie. Soft cakes filled with marshmallow cream and covered in chocolate, they are a Southern tradition that tasted like cardboard to me. Still, Dad ate boxes and boxes of the things. I never knew the Moon Pie originated close toContinue Reading

By:
On:
In: Family, Travel, Writing

Dad stayed in the car while I walked across the expanse of grass. Touring graveyards has to be hard. His 60th reunion program indicated that it would be his last. I am glad I am with him. Alone, I stood at the foot of the grave of my great grandfather.Continue Reading

By:
On:
In: Family, Travel, Writing

According to Dad, he was born in a hospital above a drug store in Dayton, Tennessee. That building was an institution. The Scopes Trial occurred in Dayton, Tennessee. Only, it didn’t start at the storied courthouse with the battle between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow in what was theContinue Reading