by Do South | Mar 1, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words and images: Jessica Sowards”][/title] Years ago, when my oldest son Jackson was around six years old, my husband asked him what he thought I might like for my birthday. Jackson thought long and hard, and as if a light bulb suddenly...
by Do South | Feb 1, 2018 | People
[title subtitle=”words and images: Jessica Sowards”][/title] I often wake up in the night. Usually around 3 a.m., with no alarm screaming and no child tugging on my bed covers, I simply open my eyes to the still and silent darkness and am completely awake....
by Do South | May 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words: stoney stamper images:courtesy april stamper”][/title] IF you’ve read many of my stories, you’ll quickly find that the majority of them are going to involve animals. My family’s attachment to four-legged creatures...
by Do South | Mar 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words: stoney stamper images:courtesy april stamper”][/title] I enjoy being alone. I do. I love silence. I can go hours at a time without speaking to anyone, without any human interaction at all. Now, this revelation makes me quite a ball...
by Do South | Mar 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words and images: Jessica Sowards”][/title] I’m not a fan of the winter. I’ve bemoaned it in articles and whined about it to every listening ear. Unfortunately, my laments never keep it from coming. It still gets cold, the leaves fall off,...