Everyone knows how wonderful my sister is. My vast readership here at wormlips.com has been lobbying for me to post more of her writings. If she weren’t such a good person, I’d have to hate her. Oh, she’s not perfect, mind you. Her nose turns up at the tip and her nostrils are uneven. Her giant brown eyes — which are not as innocent as they look — are those of a Guernsey. I could […]
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The Real Mama Ginna
In the mid-1990s, I made an unexpected friend. I was working on my documentary about John Henry, looking for old-timers to tell me what they knew about the legend. In the Talcott, West Virginia post office, I asked the postmaster for suggestions of interesting people in town. He thought for a moment and picked up the phone. A few minutes later I was on my way to meet someone named Mrs. Virginia Crockett. I told […]
Read moreNightwear
Sitting in bed this morning, I had a video chat with a friend who was sitting in bed in another city. “That’s a nice nightgown,” I commented. “Oh, thanks! It’s the one my mother died in,” she replied cheerfully.
Read moreUrns R Us
Wow. I just went to costco.com to order some photos of Emmy for Mom, and I discovered a category of merchandise I hadn’t noticed before: Funeral. There are flowers, memorial knickknacks, caskets and urns (for the two- and four-legged, both). For $949.99 you can get the “In God’s Care Casket,” which is rated five stars. I seriously don’t want to know the basis on which it has achieved this stellar ranking, but as a journalist […]
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