Pennies in June

Pennies in June

This morning I started writing the final story of the sex trafficking series that begins in Lagniappe next week. Finally getting to the light at the end of a dark tunnel, but pennies have become the reminder that if one story helps one victim it will be worth it. ...
Summer is liberating for teachers, too

Summer is liberating for teachers, too

“I am an elementary school teacher and teach  grade. I am ready for summer. It is liberating. I have been teaching for 30 years at Perdido and have a few more years to go. I always loved school as a student. When I graduated, I didn’t want to leave school or...
I always want to remember this day

I always want to remember this day

“I had two days off so we drove here from Chattanooga. We Googled places in the South and we came down here to see art. We are theater majors and just graduated from college.” “She is going to New York to paint sets and I am going to Illinois to be a...