Robert Daniel Hyde, April 11, 1960-March 14, 2023, Russellville High School Class of 1979 My children’s dad died yesterday. My ex-husband. I did not expect to feel… Read more “For Bob”
Category: Alabama
My Long, Strange Curriculum Journey
Note: The following essay was submitted in draft form for a collection to which I was invited to contribute called “Letters to the Field” (of curriculum studies).… Read more “My Long, Strange Curriculum Journey”
Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?
In 1973, Cliff Robertson starred in an ABC Movie of the Week production of Edward Everett Hale’s story, “The Man Without a Country.” In it, an American… Read more “Without a Country. Why isn’t this obvious?”
Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering
Today is June 19th, Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier finally reached enslaved persons in Texas.… Read more “Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering”
Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women
for Jenny Nixon Last weekend, I attended the National Gathering of the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ, a denomination with a history of social… Read more “Alabama Gilead: The Beguiling of Conservative Women”
Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother
Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family, Down home, where a man’s good word and a handshake are all you need.… Read more “Season of Lilacs: Memoir For My Mother”
Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1
One of my friends is, like me, a recovering fundamentalist Christian. She suggested that I might get to the root of my issues, whether about relationships, teaching,… Read more “Recovering from Fundamentalism, Part 1”
Alabama the ("Your word here")
Since I decided that my next project would be a place study on my Country South by storying my great-grandmother Jeffreys’ life, I’ve been doing a lot… Read more “Alabama the ("Your word here")”
Just Keep Swimming 