The Hardware Store

May 27, 2026 by Lenny Wells

Many thanks to Front Porch Republic for publishing this essay here: The Hardware Store Continue reading The Hardware Store
Waving Goodbye

March 11, 2026 by Lenny Wells

Every time they leave, I stand in front of the garage and wave goodbye. I watch them pull out of… Read more Continue reading Waving Goodbye
This Is Hunting

February 4, 2026 by Lenny Wells

Thanks to Tom Beckbe Field Journal for publishing this one at the link below: https://tombeckbe.com/blogs/field-journal/this-is-hunting Continue reading This Is Hunting
The Last Orchard

January 28, 2026 by Lenny Wells

I planted a new pecan orchard last week, two of them in fact, twenty-one years after I planted my first… Read more Continue reading The Last Orchard
Bible On The Roadside

December 17, 2025 by Lenny Wells

Out here in the barren countryside I found an old, worn bible by the road in the winter sun Its… Read more Continue reading Bible On The Roadside
In The Shadow of The Rocket

September 21, 2025 by Lenny Wells

Anyone travelling the I-75 corridor through south Georgia for the first time is bound to be befuddled as to how… Read more Continue reading In The Shadow of The Rocket
A Man’s Leisure Time

September 16, 2025 by Lenny Wells

Our ritual began simply. We hopped into Pop’s yellow LTD, he hit play on a Jerry Clower or a Chuck… Read more Continue reading A Man’s Leisure Time
Night Sounds

August 31, 2025 by Lenny Wells

Most nights as I lay down for sleep, I can hear the warning blasts from a train rumbling through town… Read more Continue reading Night Sounds
The Catastrophe

August 19, 2025 by Lenny Wells

For the last 14 years of his life, my father lived in a double-wide mobile home, which he bought new… Read more Continue reading The Catastrophe
Leaf Samples

August 7, 2025 by Lenny Wells

As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to favor summer as much, if not more so, than other times of year.… Read more Continue reading Leaf Samples