Halloween | Bill Fortenberry

Oct 31, 20223 min read

ghost kitty: punkin the marmalade cat

NOTE: There is a meowing sound that emanates from somewhere above the heads of myself and my coworkers in Suite 104. One autumn day, as...

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Oct 30, 20224 min read

happy halloween: a dawg of a ghost story

Note: One October, probably 15 years ago, my boy asked if he and his buddies could camp out in our backyard. As part of the gathering,...

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Sep 14, 20222 min read

before rushing ahead to christmas, let's stop and be grateful

NOVEMBER 2017 - It’s two days before Thanksgiving, and I am as giddy as a kid on Christmas Eve. My boy, my musician, my college...

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Sep 14, 20223 min read

life is coming full circle

I met Dr. Kristie Kemper in 1982. She was my journalism advisor my freshman year of college. We’ve stayed in touch over the years, mainly...

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Sep 14, 20223 min read

a stitch in time, or this is getting real, cinderella

APRIL 2017 - It’s prom season at the Kudzu house and preparations have moved into full swing. After an exhaustive(ing?) search for the...

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Sep 2, 20222 min read

the witch in the cupboard

SEPTEMBER 2016 - There is a cow on my refrigerator, and, until today, there was a witch in my cupboard. I took the witch out today in...

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Sep 2, 20223 min read

don't worry, harry potter, it's your birthday

SEPTEMBER 2016 - On September 13, my boy moves from the teen years into his 20s. Just TYPING that sentence was painful. This boy can’t be...

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Jul 22, 20222 min read

the last halloween

NOVEMBER 2010 - There she was, Lady Gaga in all her over-processed, costumed glory, ready for one last night out on the town. Momentarily...

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