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Tag Archives: Greenville
Operation Chaos
Once a month I go to a local restaurant and eat meatloaf. Now I don’t just get meatloaf I also get mashed potatoes and gravy, collard greens, fried okra, a wedge of cornbread and a sweet tea. The reason I … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democratic Primary, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, freedom, GOP, Greenville, Operation Chaos, Republican Party, socialist, South Carolina, tea party, Trump
11 Comments
What you can’t defend
Supposedly the last lynching that took place in South Carolina occurred on February 16, 1947 when a 24 year old black man, Willie Earle, was taken from his jail cell by a mob of white men and was beaten, stabbed … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged African-American, Donald Trump, Evangelical Christians, Greenville, Jim Crow, Lindsey Graham, Lynching, Republicans, SC, South Carolina, Tim Scott, Trump, Willie Earle
3 Comments
Change the headline
‘It’s breaking my heart’: Greenville, NC, wrestles with fallout of Donald Trump’s rally Many years ago, not long out of college, I interviewed for a position in advertising sales with the local television station in Greenville, NC. I had been … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged conservatives, Donald Trump, Greenville, Greenville NC, Greenville SC, Hate, Healing, MAGA, North Carolina, Racism, racist, Republicans, South Carolina, Trump, White people
4 Comments
Sometimes we must interfere
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Thoughts
Tagged Children, drug and alcohol abuse, Economy Inn, Future, Grace, Greenville, Help, Homeless, mental illness, motels, Shelters, South Carolina
9 Comments
The Great Eclipse
On Monday, August 21st at approximately 2:38 pm my little city will be in the dark. We are one of the cities along the, cue the thunder, “PATH OF TOTALITY”. Our hotels, and we got a lot of hotels, are sold … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Beer, Dark, Eclipse, Great Eclipse, Greenville, Left Hand Stout, Moon, PATH OF TOTALITY, South Carolina, Sun, Total Eclipse
10 Comments
A Short Story: Basketball Dreams
I pass this scene every Sunday as I drive to DuPont State Forest to ride my mountain bike, a basketball goal that appears to be growing among the trees and shrubs on an overgrown parcel of land. At this point in my … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Longreads, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged Author, Basketball, Creative Writing, dreams, Greenville, Past, scene, Short Story, Story
11 Comments
Mother nature’s bitch
During the months of daylight savings I ride my bicycle 30 miles on Tuesday, 30 miles on Thursday, 50 to 60 miles on Saturday and either hike on Sunday or ride my bicycle 40 miles. So on a good week … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged adventure, bicycle, Cycling, Cyclist, Greenville, Hail, Mother Nature, Nature, Weather
3 Comments
Homogenized language
I graduated from a college located deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I worked the cash register at an appliance store after class to make a little extra beer and gas money. This store sold ovens, refrigerators, televisions and stereo … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged accents, Creative Writing, dialect, Greenville, language, Southern, southern accents, Speak, Talk, Words, Y'all
15 Comments