Well she drew out all of her money from The Southern Trust, put her little boy on a greyhound plus, Leavin' Memphis with a guitar in his hand, With a one way ticket to the Promised Land. Hey little girl with the red dress on, there's a party down in Memphis town, I'll be goin' down there if you need a ride-- the man on the radio says Elvis Presley' ( Read more... )

I watch the news and feel like they must be making a mistake. The weatherman says a cold front is coming in, shows blue swirls moving across the ocean and reaching the state of Florida. He says in a serious and hopeful voice that the high is not going to "exceed eighty-five degrees" and the people in the city are thrilled, they put their jeans on. ( Read more... )

"Have your coffee and stop your crying," my alarm goes off and I say this to myself like I am a strict mother giving a proper scolding. I've made the bed before I am barely even out of it. "I believe it was just the dreams, I believe it is just the weather."Yesterday my roommate cried in the kitchen so I gave her a hug and used my fingers to ( Read more... )