Although no longer in the dear stone building across from John Rundle High School, I look forward to walking through the doors of the...

Yes, it is around the corner. The annual “mountain” climbing adventure in Duck Hill, MS, is under a month away from happening. Exciting...

I recall so many weekends and time over the summer months spent in the home of Mr. Earl and Mrs. Peggy. The Gillon doors were indeed open...

Several have asked that I share in memory of Barbara Ann Gillon Nelson, this article first published in the Grenada Star in November...

DARK SPOT keeps selling. Book events continue to take place and new ones are being booked down the road. Most importantly, people are...

Two great pilots plus a good plane indeed equal adventure in my book. What a treat to stop at Tupelo Regional Airport, Tupelo, MS, where...

I had the privilege of spending time this past week at the Yalobusha County Historical Society facility which includes a Research...

The weather cooperated. The sky was blue. The thick layer of white-cotton clouds was soon beneath us. Time always flies when I am in the...

In 2018, just about a year ago, I spoke at the Yalobusha County Historical Society for the first time. I had been asked to give some...

At the recent NC Writers' Network: A Day for Writers, C. Hope Clark shared this powerful thought in one of her sessions: "Read better...

Dear Arnold, It did not take long after your heart-wrenching death on June 12, 2017, for family members and many of your dedicated...

A late Friday night commitment here in North Carolina left me with only one option for getting to the annual Gore Springs Reunion on...

Years after her death, my relationship with my mother, Daisy Dyre, continues to grow and become. As I reach different milestones in my...

Gore Springs School and Grenada Lake Reunion: Y’all Come! Mary Jo Dyre, April 6, 2019 Yes, the annual Gore Springs School and Grenada...

We anxiously awaited the arrival of my sister Bettye. She, along with three of her dear friends, Frank and Jean Collins and Mary Duncan...

The Duck Hill Mountain Climb brought me home in early February. Apparently there was more adventure in the air, for I was determined to...