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{THE VIEW FROM THE BACK ROW} ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
By BENNY HORNSBY
Thu,08/03/23-10:00AM , 1,638 Reads
Death at the chicken plant. Dead at 16. “Caught in the machinery.” A curious, detached, bloodless statement. Broken-hearted loved ones. Unrealized dreams. A few seconds on the Six O’clock News. A few lines in the newspaper. A guilty conscience here and there. Not much to show for a life.
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{THE VIEW FROM THE BACK ROW} MES MEILLEURS REPAS
By BENNY HORNSBY
Thu,07/20/23-10:00AM , 1,118 Reads
How does one mark the passage of time? By remembering goodbyes? Homecomings? Close calls? Broken hearts? Why not memories of food eaten in unique and exotic places? Hence, “mes meilleurs repas,” - or my greatest meals.
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{THE VIEW FROM THE BACK ROW} MAIN MOS’ DOG BOY
By BENNY HORNSBY
Thu,07/06/23-10:00AM , 1,242 Reads
Kinnie Wagner. The “Main Mos’ Dog Boy” of Parchman Prison Farm. Circa 1930. I remember my mama singing about him.
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{THE VIEW FROM THE BACK ROW} ART LOVER
By BENNY HORNSBY
Thu,06/22/23-10:00AM , 1,479 Reads
Since I climbed aboard that Greyhound “Silversides Super Coach” in Lumberton on my way to Navy boot camp in 1959, I’ve been blessed to play with the house’s money. I left home with stars in my eyes, and the Navy gave me many advantages that I’d only dreamed of – education, travel, adventure, and respect.
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