By Gary Lloyd As many in this world stare through a social media windshield without so much as a blink, my eyes fixate on the rearview mirror. So many folks … Continue reading A nosedive into the archives
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280 miles northeast of here
By Gary Lloyd Almost 300 miles northeast of here, a drive that lasts nearly five hours, time stands still. The T-shirt shops still amount to roughly half of the businesses … Continue reading 280 miles northeast of here
If it ain’t broke, fix it anyway
By Gary Lloyd I recently experienced an epiphany, and it hit me harder than an Estwing hammer on a common nail. I’ll get to the point, but please allow me … Continue reading If it ain’t broke, fix it anyway
Seeking the sleek, fast food finds the bleak
By Gary Lloyd The tallest golden arches this side of St. Louis feel smaller now. Maybe it’s just that I’m older and the appeal of a cheeseburger and fries inside … Continue reading Seeking the sleek, fast food finds the bleak
The powerful force of nostalgia
By Gary Lloyd I never knew that an elderly woman frantically filling a notebook with stories and tips in black ink could take me back in time. She knew an … Continue reading The powerful force of nostalgia
Reading long books
By Gary Lloyd I’ve got a heap of long, unread books that, if I stacked them up and stood on the top one, I could clean the leaves from my … Continue reading Reading long books
Why didn’t I write that?
By Gary Lloyd If journalism could afford a time machine, I’d go back to Aug. 2, 2010, on Laurel Drive Southeast in Magee, Miss. It was late in the afternoon … Continue reading Why didn’t I write that?
My Train of Thought
By Gary Lloyd The questions, outrage and jokes posted to Facebook in recent months have persisted longer than the waits at the Trussville railroad crossings. My intention for this column … Continue reading My Train of Thought
One for the books
By Gary Lloyd On the corner of Washington and School streets in Boston, where the most notable of all American Renaissance authors gathered and discussed their books, you can now … Continue reading One for the books
Making sense of the muse
I’ve heard Pulitzer Prize winner and renowned Alabama author Rick Bragg speak several times about “the muse,” that source of creativity a writer relies on to put words on a … Continue reading Making sense of the muse
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