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Tom Jones and Mama at the Ryman
And if there are moments where heaven opens up a little, rains down some extra happiness, this was one of those nights.
River Jordan
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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The Turning Point
I knew in my gut that I would carry this with me all my life. The knowledge that empty space could be a hell of a thing.
River Jordan
May 2, 20242 min read
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The Broken Place
These days. I am no longer haunted half as much by the broken places in my life. Riffs and shifts. Fields planted with promise. Not a...
River Jordan
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Southern Swamps
These days. Been thinking of Daddy's boat headed slowly up the creek. Gators sunning on the banks. Box turtles lined up on a log. Orchids...
River Jordan
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Finding Stillness
These days. I find I need stillness more than I ever have. And that it is harder to find, to corral the noise running rampant in my mind....
River Jordan
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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Catching light and shadow
These days. I am watching dappled sunlight like I have just been born. Like there are filters in this world, soft, shifting patterns I...
River Jordan
Oct 30, 20231 min read
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These Days . . .
These days. I am old enough to know some things but still- my mind, it worries. My heart, it hurts. For people in war torn places. For...
River Jordan
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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The Tulip Fields
These days. Memory seems to be my closest friend. A constant shadow and companion. Like I am some time traveler from the past cast on the...
River Jordan
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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Notes from the Coast
Well, I up and did it. After twenty years in Nashville and sixteen up on the hill I picked up stakes and headed to the coast. Otherwise...
River Jordan
Feb 14, 20235 min read
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