Nothing hits the spot on a 100-degree trade day like fresh pork rinds, cooked up in a kettle by a friendly local whose daughter was complaining of feeling feverish.
Poured from a waterin’ can, jittered around in dark grease, plopped on a plate, and snowcapped with powdered sugar: that’s a hot-from-the-oil First Monday funnel cake.
We’re in Ripley, MS, at First Monday, a post-apocalyptic trade day where locals barter for stolen dogs, illegal firearms, switchblades, and VHS movies.
John got strawberry ice cream.
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I miss you, and thank you for all the good things you brought to my life. I still see you in dreams, where you are whistling and smiling and working on projects: planting flowers or building attachments for your...
Visiting rural Mississippi means roaming huge yards, investigating the banks of the lake, and patrolling the backyard for foxes, beaver, and birds.
Sounds like a vacation, yes? But it tuckers Chelsea out.
Via the San Antonio Express-News: Support for same-sex marriage has surged from 35 percent in 1999 to 53 percent in 2011, according to Pew Research Center polls. About a year and a half ago, I was discussing gay marriage rights with a Republican...
