by Leslie Sholly | Sep 11, 2016 | Deep Thoughts, FIRE, Uncategorized
Everyone who’s old enough to remember has a 9/11 story. Mine is probably fairly typical of those of us with no personal connection to the events, and I’ve never written about it because it feels too much like trying to hop on the tragedy train in order to...
by Leslie Sholly | Aug 25, 2016 | family, FIRE, home decor, Uncategorized
Growing up, I spent every Friday night at my grandparents’ home, only a few blocks away from my own. And we were often in and out of their house during the week as well. Like as not, when I walked in, I’d find my grandfather sitting in the living room in...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 22, 2014 | movies, teenagers, Uncategorized
When I was a teenager, the poster below (or one very like it) hung on the back of my bedroom door. It wasn’t because I had a huge crush on Kevin Bacon, although I did think he was cute. What I loved was the movie–Footloose. As I checked my phone before...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 16, 2014 | family, Gatlinburg, teenagers, Vacations
My Facebook feed is filling up with pictures of beach views, because both Knox County public and Catholic schools are on break this week. Were I to post a picture of my view, it would be the same one everyone has seen before: my back yard. I’m not...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
That’s what I always called him, and how I will remember him, even though he was long since “Joe” to everyone, even his brother and sister. But he was Joey to me, my big grown-up cousin, more than a decade older than me so seeming like an adult even...