Magnolia Mouth

Someone once said that February is the cruelest month. I myself have never been a fan of February. Not only because of the dreadful weather but because of the dreaded pressure of Valentine's Day. 

Last year when I heard the Moth Storytelling Slam in New York City was h...

My Aunt Ruby made Kentucky Jam Cake as long as I can remember for our Christmas day dinner. When she could no longer make it one of her daughters Jena took over the duty. Last year Jena and her family went to Florida to visit one of their daughters for Christmas and I...

I'm standing on the stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg at the Moth Grand Slam storytelling competition telling my story. I have told this particular story many times. Then I hear myself start to adlib by referencing the story that just proceeded me. Whose voice is...

Fall is my favorite time of year. I actually consider Autumn the start of a new year because it is usually the beginning of a new academic year and also for a new performance season for me.

This Fall I am once again producing an Autumnal Salon in New York City with the...

It has been almost a decade since I moved to New York City. New

Yorkers have told me if you can make it here for 10 years you can call
yourself an official New Yorker. No matter what happens New York will
always be a part of me.
There are so many experiences, memories...

The first 5 years of my life my Mother did not report to a job. Mom had worked since she was in eighth grade. She was 34 years old when she had me.

With my two older brothers and younger sister she went back to work as soon as she could.  I was the lucky one who got h...

Last Summer I attended my first Moth Story Slam. Elise Long the founder of Spoke the Hub Dancing ( where I teach dance and have shown my work) suggested that I try telling a story there. I had seen a Moth mainstage event at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City bu...

I was born at high noon on the 4th of July. Mom says it was 100 degrees that day. I was the third born son and weighed almost 10 lbs. God bless Momma's heart and her womb.

Perhaps because my birthday usually seems to fall on one of the hottest days of the year, Mo...

My Father and Mother grew up going to the movies. During their childhood, our little town, Sturgis, Kentucky was booming. I look at old photos from that era and the town looks so regal. Dad would talk about going "uptown" to see the movies. His sister, my Aunt Louise,...

One of the great joys in my life has been gardening. When I was a kid my parents had a smaller yard, but a couple of our elderly neighbors had larger yards. In order for us to have a vegetable garden Daddy would mow their yards in exchange for using a piece of their p...