Waylon WoodThe Hunting GroundsDawn had not quite broken when Dad shook me awake. He stood over me in his camouflage coverall. “Get on up,” he said and sat on the side of…Dec 30, 2021Dec 30, 2021
Waylon WoodA Bunny For All SeasonsAfter the pledge of allegiance, a reciting of a biblical psalm and a prayer, the teachers at Blountstown Elementary School gathered us…Dec 11, 2021Dec 11, 2021
Waylon WoodFor the Love of Karen BlackIn 1975 I was six and my life changed. That was the year I fell in love with Karen Black.Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Waylon WoodParty LinesYesterday, as I was typing this story, a phone call came through my computer screen. I didn’t even realize that I’d answered until I heard…Dec 9, 2021Dec 9, 2021
Waylon WoodThe Christmas Pie AffairMy grandma was a great Southern cook. She baked coconut cakes and cooked fat, pink hams. She fried the breast of the turkey and then…Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
Waylon WoodVistasMy dad insisted on visiting Asheville during Halloween weekend, but I wanted him to come earlier. By then, leaves are past their peak in…Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
Waylon WoodGeorgia/CassandraDon’t be Afraid of the Dark was a televised movie from the late seventies that scared me to death. I watched it with my mother’s sister…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
