Growing up in Smalltown, Alabama
I grew up in the tiny town of Wilmer, Alabama. Wilmer was so small it only had one Baptist Church. I once heard one of Wilmer’s senior citizens brag that… Read more Growing up in Smalltown, Alabama →
I am 73. I have a doctorate from Auburn University. I taught for 14 years as a professor in the UNCC College of Education, achieving tenure and emeritus status. I… Read more →
Old Goat Takes on the Movies
Let me introduce this essay with, yes, I know I am an old goat! However, this old goat does not have virgin ears nor am I repulsed by nudity or language… Read more Old Goat Takes on the Movies →
Denigration of “C” Students
My 7th Grade English Teacher, Mrs. Willie Ford – God Bless her grammar-loving soul – used to tell us frequently that Abe Lincoln said, “God must love the common man – he made so many of them.” And then she paraphrased it a little by saying, God must love the “C” – he made so many of them.” She was not denigrating the “C” student. Far from it. She was promoting that grade as a very acceptable grade. Every teacher and every administrator and every legislator needs to read this little… Read more Denigration of “C” Students →
Fathers and Sons
At seventy-three, there are things that I wish that I had said, and not a few that I wish I had not. The letter below is one I am glad… Read more Fathers and Sons →
You Ought to Write a Novel
On a visit to see my mother in Montgomery in aside – probably unrelated to the conversation we were having – she surprised me with, “Mick, you ought to write… Read more You Ought to Write a Novel →
Angry Heavens ON SALE!
If you relate to my stories at Southern Exposures, you will surely enjoy my novel, Angry Heavens – a tale of the Civil War written from the perspective of a Southern author. It… Read more Angry Heavens ON SALE! →
The Year the Stage Burned
Before Coach Leverette’s knuckleball hit me between the eyes in the spring of 1963, my year started in September, 1962. It was my first year at Semmes High School. I… Read more The Year the Stage Burned →
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