Just Before Harvest

Sometimes as you’re coming through the orchard in late September or early October, just before the bulk of the main … Continue reading Just Before Harvest

There Is No Light Like That Which Shines

When the sun crosses that celestial plane to shine its favor on the Southern hemisphere, the pecan trees in my … Continue reading There Is No Light Like That Which Shines

The Hardware Store

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

Waving Goodbye

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

This Is Hunting

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

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

Bible On The Roadside

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

In The Shadow of The Rocket

Anyone travelling the I-75 corridor through south Georgia for the first time is bound to be befuddled as to how … Continue reading In The Shadow of The Rocket

A Man’s Leisure Time

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

Night Sounds

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