Homecourt Advantage
Wilmer School had a junior high basketball team, and by the time I was in the sixth grade, I had a pretty good backyard-peach-basket jump shot. Since my daddy was… Read more Homecourt Advantage →
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! →
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