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A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is done. No matter how brave its warriors or how strong its weapons.
Sheila Morris
THIS IS NOT AMERICA
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Category Archives: photography
a day at the farm off backswamp road
Pretty and I love nothing more than taking our dogs for unleashed adventures, and the farm off Backswamp Road in Hopkins, South Carolina has always been one of our favorite stomping grounds. The farm owned by our good friends Dick … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged backswamp road, dogs unleashed on a farm frolic
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Happy Birthday to our own millenials!
Number One Son and Pretty Too This week Pretty and I had dinner with our Number One Son (Drew) and his wife Pretty Too (Caroline) to begin the celebration of their August birthdays. They are our very own Millenials and … Continue reading
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Tagged family birthdays, millenials
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saltgrass tales (by GP Morris)
GP Morris is the son of my father’s brother Ray. He is a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin. He has lived in or around Houston, Texas all of his life but has a son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter … Continue reading
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Tagged family, twins
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nobody says it better than Serena
This past Tuesday night I spoke at Chris Maw’s monthly social Words and Wine which brings authors and readers together in an informal setting for food, wine, and friendly interaction. My thanks to a friend of many moons, Fred Quattlebaum … Continue reading
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Tagged cat on a hot tin roof, four ticket ride, john green, mendacity, serena williams, words and wine
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one woman’s bucket list is another woman’s good life
me and my best friend Charly enjoy Pretty’s bucket list Pretty’ s bucket list got one wish lighter this summer with the nearly completed screened in porch in our backyard. We had a screened porch with a wonderful squeaky wooden … Continue reading
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Tagged bucket lists, screened in porch
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Daddy and his dogs
Lordy, Lordy – my daddy loved his dogs. Daddy with his bird dog in his lap, his open Bible on the table, and his hunting gun leaning in the background The first and last memories of my daddy always include … Continue reading
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Tagged father's day, wire haired pointers
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road trippin’
To say my mom and I had a complicated connection is an understatement. What I am grateful for, however, is that neither of us ever gave up on the other; and occasionally we set aside our differences, however briefly, to … Continue reading
Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home (Happy Pride!)
In June, 2017 I shared my excitement about the upcoming publication of Southern Perspectives – the cover was all I had back then – but I could see the finish line of a very long journey. Two years later I am … Continue reading
Posted in Lesbian Literary, Life, Personal, photography, politics, racism, Reflections, Slice of Life, The Way Life Is
Tagged AIDS epidemic, gay pride month is june, Harriet Hancock, lgbtq activism in the conservative south, marriage equality, oral histories, university of south carolina press
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forever faithful – woman’s best friend
Charly has found her spot for my recovery Greetings and salutations from Cardinal Drive in West Columbia, South Carolina, to all my friends and neighbors in real life and cyberspace, too. For those of you who are keeping count with … Continue reading
easter birthdays, shanghai, champagne and family
My birthday this year is on Easter Sunday, April the 21st. I was born on an Easter Sunday in 1946 and my birthday has been on Easter Sunday one other time in 1957 when I was eleven years old. Get … Continue reading
