Terry Manning

Remember when everybody was so eager to see 2020 come to a close?  “It’s been the worst,” people said.  To which 2021 responded, “Hold…

My father had been on my mind. He passed the year before after a two-decade struggle with cancer, and his birthday was coming back…

The National Retail Federation estimates shoppers will spend an average of $998 on gifts this holiday season. So of course, it makes sense one…

A friend recently mentioned the influential poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron, an occasion that gave me the opportunity to revisit some of his works.…

If you think too long and too hard, you can find yourself succumbing to the dreariness of the news cycle. It seems like Lady…