Jay McCullough and his partner, of Centerville, GA, had only three weeks to get ready for four-month-old Andreas' arrival when they got the call that ...(More)
Archives for 2016
Battling White Supremacists at Stone Mountain
Today I witnessed a powerful and moving mobilization against hate by hundreds of counter protesters from all over the country. They well outnumbered ...(More)
When Doves Cry
Nobody does communal grieving better than social media. I offer a little purple mountain majesty tonight, Noah's dove released after a flood of tears, ...(More)
Mountain of Revolution
Ancestry.com has become a bit like hanging out on Facebook—except with dead people. I spit in a test tube sometime last year, and received my ...(More)
No Klan on Stone Mountain
I'm not affiliated with this group or website, but I was glad to see this flyer today. I wish the State of Georgia would please finally wake up to the ...(More)
“Seated Lincoln”
I know. It's Friday, and I should be out tripping the light fantastic or at least watching a "Bones" rerun or "Dateline," and yet thoughts of Abraham ...(More)
Ritual Walkers Weather Heights of “Tsantawu”
Today I encountered "ritual walkers" shaking rattles and chanting, some hooded in full deerskins and bearskins. They call themselves the Council of ...(More)
“Evening Hawk”
Watching the sunset tonight, a hawk whooshed into view and landed on the branch of a pine tree directly in front of me. I won't lie. It was a powerful ...(More)
