by Andi | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
The image comes on the screen – a family tree etched out on vanilla paper – and I see the words, “Greene County, Alabama.” I start bouncing immediately. I have just been there. Then, as the show begins researching Condoleezza Rice’s... by Andi | Apr 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
This morning, I’m at Fork Union Military Academy for the Cadets Against Cancer Walkathon to honor my dear friend Coach Fletcher Arritt. The walk started at 6am, and one man in his 70s has already been walking for two hours non-stop. People here will walk for... by Andi | Apr 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
This morning, I’m at Fork Union Military Academy for the Cadets Against Cancer Walkathon to honor my dear friend Coach Fletcher Arritt. The walk started at 6am, and one man in his 70s has already been walking for two hours non-stop. People here will walk for... by Andi | Mar 24, 2012 | Uncategorized, Written and Wrought
The smallest things can bring me joy – the laughter of an infant, a two-walk block with a good friend, the laughter of a couple I’ve known for more than a decade, a toddler saying (kind of) my name. There are certain things that give us joy in writing... by Andi | Jan 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m standing in a vast field covered in snow. Somehow I have ended up here without making any foot prints in the white powder. Around me on all sides are paths that lead into the trees. Some drop lower, like they are running on stream beds. Others climb steadily...