On September 13, 1916, Mary, the star elephant of Sparks Brother’s Circus, paraded to Derrick Car 1400 at a railroad roundhouse in Erwin, Tennessee. She was unaware that the onlookers in the Clinchfield Railroad Yard were viewing her final moments. Perhaps she thought...

Most of us have that one spot in our house where we accumulate things. Mail, keys, lip balm, sucker sticks, newspapers, and many other items get thrown into a space for you to manage later. Much later. Or once a year before certain people visit. Where I live, there is...

I have opened my eyes to the smell of bacon and fried eggs. I have had backyard barbecues while sweet tea was warmed by the sun, instead of in a boiling pot. I have churned apple butter with church ladies while they shared stories as old as memory, and I have spent...

Have you ever wanted to get away? Did the stress of life, the screaming of children, and the demands of your family ever crush you so much that it was overpowering? You want to get away, but where do you go? Everyone doesn’t have the option to jump into a vehicle or...