Joelle Phillips remembers the first line of her favorite book as a child: “Once upon a time, a long time ago, if you count Sundays and holidays, there was a little boy named John.” Joelle loves a good story, well…
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Louise Bryan was losing sleep. It wasn’t any one thing. I promise you she’s not complaining, but sometimes the stresses of parenthood, other family and volunteer obligations, and her work at Vanderbilt add up. In the dark hours of the night…
Regular Bacon contributor Laura Cooper and husband John have spent much of the fall “coming to grips with the (happy, but still!) fact that our boys are really growing up. It can’t be said at all that we have small…
Carrington Fox is a fearless urban farmer with a microflock of chickens by day, a renowned food writer for the Nashville Scene by night. She’s just “Mom” to three sons ages eight, nine, and eleven, all attending University School of Nashville. You…
Daphne Butler’s big, warm laugh is sweeter than a summertime peach. It’s warmer than a steaming mug of hot chocolate on a snowy day. It’s more colorful than the changing leaves in fall, and more cheerful than the first daffodils of spring. That…
Todd Jones is a man of faith and a man of action. This weekend he was also a man about town, accompanying lovely wife Connie to the Nashville Public Library’s Literary Award Gala and Patrons Party. The back-to-back evenings honoring…
On a rainy Saturday, Gary Shockley likes to read. He also likes to get in a run and work in the yard (“there’s always something”). On a sunny Saturday, the same – only drier. What is it about the yard…
Many long years ago, when Gus and I were dating, we went to a Halloween costume party hosted by the Carolina law student association at a fine establishment on Franklin Street. Gus was extremely proud of his costume. In black…
Picture a luscious, grown-up Goldilocks and you’ve got a starting point for Karlen Garrard. Her thick golden curls are always beautifully coiffed – or pulled back – and she has a vibrant curiosity and sweetness that I find a rare…