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Aug.19.2011 - 8:42 am
The Warmth of Okolona's Sun
I sat in the small, too warm auditorium of the Okolona Mississippi Elementary school totally enraptured. As a writer, I was experiencing a true Nirvana! In front of me was a...
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May.25.2011 - 9:39 am
Commencement advice: Do You!
Well it's over.  This past February I accepted an invitation from the Dean of Liberal Arts to deliver a post-commencement speech to its 500 graduates, their families, advisors,...
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Mar.01.2011 - 11:16 am
None so blind as those...
There he stood in the middle of the parking lot bordering Crate and Barrel and the Cheesecake Factory. Motorist zipped by him engaging in full on parking warfare.  A small black...
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Feb.23.2011 - 10:58 am
Grandma Abby - Slavery and Strange Bedfellows
There are no rose colored glasses to put on when looking back at the slave trade in the U.S.  It was as ugly and as awful as it has been portrayed to be.   For most of us, as we...
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Comments from Cheryl

May.18.2011 - 1:53 pm
In response to: None so blind as those...
Thanks
Hi Sue, I hadn't been on Red Room for a minute and wanted to thank you for your comments on my blogs. I appreciate...
Mar.05.2011 - 2:52 pm
In response to: Grandma Abby - Slavery and Strange Bedfellows
@Loren
Loren, cemeteries are Great places to transport us back in time. The 3 family cemeteries we visit do this and bring...
Mar.05.2011 - 2:43 pm
In response to: Red Roomers Blog About Their Most Interesting Ancestors
Thanks All!
Thanks all who read the blog and liked it! It was fun to write. I'm blessed to be in a family that has kept our stories...
Mar.01.2011 - 2:09 pm
In response to: On Our Way
Stirred memories
Your story is that of so many of us. I especially related to the 'what was gained, what was lost'statement as we moved...
Feb.23.2011 - 8:35 pm
In response to: Grandma Abby - Slavery and Strange Bedfellows
Jerusha
@Brian, yes you know it did change a bit. The younger ones were still a bit confused but those of us, especially those...
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About Cheryl

I was born and raised in Indianapolis, the youngest of four and the daughter of working class parents.  We read all the time. Our family eschewed the typical board games to engage in the art of full frontal, take no prisoners debate.  Our house was filled...
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