A week ago marked my third trip to Mississippi in the past 12 months. As I sat down with my cousin at High Point Coffee, she asked me what others probably would want to know: "Why?" She's a student at the University of Mississippi, commonly known as "Ole Miss," in Oxford and didn't know what would … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Oxford, Mississippi
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Photo Friday: Tupelo, Mississippi
One of the perks of being a writer with a focus on the South is all of the fun and bizarre places and events I get to see. It's the small towns and the festivals like the Tupelo Elvis Festival in Tupelo, Mississippi that I went to a few months back. Sometimes I just have to laugh about my life, … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Tupelo, Mississippi
Photo Friday: Clarksdale, Mississippi
Before hopping on a plane to Memphis, I knew very little about the area known as the Mississippi Delta. But what I found was a pleasant surprise, not to mention some of the lovely people I met. This area is known as "Ground Zero of the Blues," with blues clubs and juke joints lining the entire small … [Read more...] about Photo Friday: Clarksdale, Mississippi