Honoring the Past, Building a Future
In case you have forgotten one of the great things about December, it is Peppermint Ice Cream. AND….eating it right out of the carton. And …..I started the Hallmark Christmas movies. I know, I know, too sappy, but they always end with a kiss and problems solved. They include Gingerbread houses, carolers, and snow. I … Continue reading Peppermint Ice Cream
I am writing this Main Street blog piece as we wait for the prisoner release. In the mystery of things, I hope all those who have labored over the years to bring peace to the Middle East, know of this breakthrough. Two of my heroes are on my mind. James A. Baker III and Henry … Continue reading Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Prayer for the Middle East
If I could have a gypsy caravan-tiny house, it would look like this. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, I imagined myself into this charming place and listened to what is called, Gypsy Jazz. It brought my heart back into rhythm again. Did you see the movie Chocolat with Johnny Depp and Rachel Binoche? It … Continue reading I Have An Imagined Gypsy Tiny-House Where I Go
Mainstreetrockymount.com is where I write about preservation, community, and the stories that hold our past and future together. I write about values, vision, character, and courage, that revitalization always needs. As I write about saving the past to build a better future for Rocky Mount, the National Democratic spokesmen cheer for everyone but America. As … Continue reading Rocky Mount: When the Spotlight Finds No One Ready – 7-29-25
The Taste of a Summer Plum The taste of biting into a summer plum brings me home to a time of bare feet, buzzing cornfields, and moments that seemed small then but glow bright in memory now. I stood at the sink this morning, eating a plum, its sweet juice running down my chin. And … Continue reading Stepheny Checking In From My Fishing Hole On Monday
I'm having a wonderful time, spread out with books, research and my computer. I was thinking about the news I listen to each day at home. Here there is a stillness, an orchestra of birds, the lapping of water, room to form my own thoughts about the state of things, which has led to writing … Continue reading A Quick Note From Stepheny’s ‘Gone Fishing’ Spot
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