Under My Skin
By Mickey Dunaway Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | MAR 1, 2026| Cornelius, NC When I first thought about the subject of this column, it was 1:00 p.m. on February 4,… Read more Under My Skin →
My Best Days are Ahead
Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | JAN 2025 | Cornelius, NC The picture belowis from my junior year and the Semmes High School Camellia yearbook. I chose it because, as much as anything… Read more My Best Days are Ahead →
Forgiveness and Trust: A Path Forward for America
Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | JAN 2025| Cornelius, NC By Mickey Dunaway Since this piece reflects forward on the upcoming twelve months of 2026, keep the idea of New Year resolutions in your mind as you read. I begin, as I usually do, with a personal story—this one about my upbringing. I was born and lived for 59 of my 79 years in the deep South. I have lived in the Tar Heel State for the last 20 years, which is definitely not in the deep-hot-as-an-oven South. The deep South is South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,… Read more Forgiveness and Trust: A Path Forward for America →
Equilibrium
November 19, 2025 By Mickey Dunaway Since my spinal fusion surgery on November 3, 2020, my equilibrium has been shot to hell. I don’t recall that anyone told me that… Read more Equilibrium →
Don’t Ignore Life’s Limits
By Mickey Dunaway | Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | JAN 2024 | Cornelius, NC Every new January is a time we typically use to do a little self-reflection… Read more Don’t Ignore Life’s Limits →
Southern Exposures 