Category: Essays

If you call certain parts of the American South home, winter’s embrace often means little more than crisp mornings and…

Ah, Daylight Savings Time, that quirky, twice-a-year tradition that leaves us all feeling like our clocks are trying to play…

[Editor’s Note: I wrote this essay in the mid-1980s when I was working as sports editor for the Corbin Times-Tribune.…

Welcome, Autumn. Words by John Muir/Photos by Wayne Knuckles “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will…

Upon the winding road to old Kentucky, When autumn paints the hills in hues so fine, A homeward journey stirs…

Image generated using Leonardo.ai During my formative years, somewhere in the early ’70s, I listened to the song “Born To…

The August blues are back. Back in the summer sky, which is just beginning to turn the deepest of deep…

Three things any random boy growing up in the 1970’s South would likely hold dear: On the back page of…

The Fourth of July always marked the start of blackberry season when I was growing up in Kentucky. Several mornings…

Gratitude is a powerful emotion that can have a profound impact on our lives. It is the act of being thankful and appreciative for the good things in…