My Grands
By Inez, August 27, 2014 – It makes me happy to visit my grands and when they say “Hi Grandma, I love you, I miss you, Where have you been, Can I come stay with you.” We play for a … Continued
By Stephen, July 9, 2014 — Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, we did a lot of crawdad fishing. A three cent piece of liver on string, thrown in the water, and an Arkansas River crawdad would latch on and you … Continued
By Georgia, July 9, 2014 — I was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. My momma had 15 kids and she taught all of us how to take care of ourselves. The houses we had had bricks underneath and planks that you … Continued
By Adele, July 30, 2014 — I grew up on Ilocos Sur – that’s a province in the Philippines. It’s nice over there, but it’s hot – too hot. When I was 5 years old – already cleaning the house, … Continued
By Jack, July 23, 2014 — I remember the time I let some older kids in the neighborhood talk me into dipping snuff. I got so sick and drunk until I started crying…I felt so sick, when my mother found … Continued
By Jack, July 19, 2014 — As I remember the story, it began with Herman telling it. Herman and the children were in the bus headed for Bernice, Louisiana to play a football game. Herman decided he would tell the … Continued
Kizzie, January 2015 She joyfully skipped toward the girls playing scotch and jumping double dutch…tangles and plaques…tangles and plaques. The thunder frightened her. She’s waiting for the lightning. Or was it the lightning first and then the thunder…tangles and plaques…tangles and … Continued
George, July 16th, 2014 I was born in New Orleans, raised there. At the age of 5, I started playing drums. I used to beat on boxes and tops until my mom got tired of that and my godfather bought … Continued
Mother McCray, July 30, 2014 We were living on a part of the land my father was left by his father. We raised colts, chickens, cows and horses. My grandfather planted okra, string beans, cabbage, mustard greens and sweet potatoes. … Continued