It is late October on Gay Street, in Knoxville. He sees her leaning against a red cane on which yellow butterflies have been painted. The woman is wearing a paisley …
The Space Between
Magdalena sits alone on her porch looking melancholy. While she usually wears an outfit bordering on naked, tonight she is attired in a burgundy pleated skirt and a chaste white …
A Visit to Belew Drugs, Last of the Old-Time Pharmacies
There are certain places that take you back to a time when people knew who you were, remembered your name, where you came from, and where you were going. Belew …
A Long, Hot Walk in Search of a Story
I am looking for a story, with not much luck. It is Sunday afternoon and I have a deadline for this newspaper on Monday morning. Though I am aware that stories …
Romantic Guessing Games in West Knoxville
Riding the bus downtown from West Town Mall seems to take forever, so I began to regard with interest the couple across from me. So engaged were these two with …