On Tuesday afternoon, my family and I will head over several rivers and through the deep woods to Tennessee for Thanksgiving. When people ask me where in Tennessee my wife’s family lives, I say, “The middle of nowhere.” They think…
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Chasing Nashville’s Ghosts
I decided to move home to Nashville while shopping for molasses at a Stop and Shop in Amherst, Massachusetts. Well, what I really needed that day was sorghum. I knew that was hopeless, so I settled for the poorer substitute….
Read MoreBittersweet Ballads
I was in a bathroom stall at a bar when I read an ad on the back of the door: “Nashville is…cowboys with smart phones, southern belles with tattoos, southern hospitality and culture with a SoHo flair.” I went back…
Read MoreCashing In on Johnny Cash
I was sitting in a dark room with my mom and dad, watching a DVD of Man in Black: Johnny Cash Live in Denmark 1971 projected onto the wall. We’ve just paid $16 each for this privilege — or more accurately,…
Read MoreWhen You’re Not a Mom on Mother’s Day
The first time I cried on Mother’s Day was in 2009. We were in our first year of marriage and just a few weeks prior, I thought I was pregnant. We were sure. I remember the night I told Zach…
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