ON BEING IRISH
By Mickey O’Dunaway I was sure I was Irish. Absolutely sure. That is until I was 75, and a relative told me there was no way we had ancestors in the… Read more ON BEING IRISH →
Mother and Son
By Mickey Dunaway Whether you are emotionally up or down, happy or sad, melancholy or ecstatic. This picture of Chloe and Boomer, our two Brittanys on a sunny Winter’s day,… Read more Mother and Son →
I Wish You Love
By Mickey Dunaway | Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | Cornelius, NC February is best known for Valentine’s Day, but let’s face it, Valentine’s Day is mainly for ad agencies whose goal… Read more I Wish You Love →
A BAKER’S DOZEN WORDS, PHRASES, AND OTHER STUFF THAT GRATES ON ME!
By Mickey Dunaway Maybe it was the Grammys the other night, which I did not watch. However, I was delighted that Song of the Year, “Just Like That,” went to 73-year-old Bonnie Raitt—a member of MY generation! Maybe it is the political smallness that never ends. Perhaps it is that I cannot watch a news broadcast without finding captions misspelled. Maybe it is that February 2023 in the Carolinas has looked a lot like February during my three years in Indiana. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my bit of cultural causticness… Read more A BAKER’S DOZEN WORDS, PHRASES, AND OTHER STUFF THAT GRATES ON ME! →
Old Frank Haas
By Russell Haas INTRODUCTION BY MD It was 1969, and I was in my first year of teaching and coaching at Mary G. Montgomery High School. I never thought that… Read more Old Frank Haas →
Merry Christmas Day!
By Mickey Dunaway December 25, 2022 Dear Kinfolks, In-laws, Outlaws, Auburn and Alabama Faithful, Long- and Short-term Friends, Former Teachers and Students wherever you are, and Especially Readers of my stories in Southern Exposures, Currents Magazine,… Read more Merry Christmas Day! →
The Frosty Morning and the Bean Boots
By Bill Dunaway Introduction by Mickey Dunaway I have often written about the importance of memories, and when one just turned 76, writing those memories down for the younger generations becomes even more important. In the December 2022 Garden and Gun, the southern man of words, James Lee Burke, a frequent contributor, blessed all Southerners with another column filled with memorable metaphors and similes that no one uses quite as well as he does. At 85, James Lee Burke is still writing every day. His latest story is filled with memories from growing… Read more The Frosty Morning and the Bean Boots →
Look to the East
By Mickey Dunaway | Reprinted with Permission by Currents Magazine | Cornelius, NC Writing my “Moments In Time” column for the December Currents Magazine was challenging. I had a bit of writer’s… Read more Look to the East →
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