Category Archives: Joy (Joie de General)

Add a “Y” to Your Fox

Posted on January 29, 2023 by aamontgomery

I walked in the middle and was happy to be with men who were not willing to shut their eyes to life. Continue reading →

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Stop. You Look Fabulous!

Posted on August 17, 2021 by aamontgomery

A few ideas of how we can nurture the joy within us during a global pandemic and a time of division and fear. Continue reading →

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Dreams Walking in Broad Daylight

Posted on June 30, 2021 by aamontgomery

. . . dreams walking in broad daylightThree hundred, sixty five degreesBurning down the house. “Burning Down the House”, songwriters: David Byrne, Christopher Frantz, Martina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison Seeing the world through the eyes of a baby or toddler is … Continue reading →

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Smiling Like a Showgirl

Posted on March 31, 2020 by aamontgomery

A letter to my 14-month-old granddaughter during the coronavirus of 2020. Continue reading →

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The Best of Knoxville – Holiday Season 2019

Posted on November 30, 2019 by aamontgomery

The best of Knoxville: restaurants, garden center, shopping, ice cream.
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The Best of Knoxville

Posted on February 28, 2019 by aamontgomery

The best of Knoxville: restaurants, garden center, shopping, ice cream.
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Big Hair, Blue Eye Shadow, and Cassette Mix Tapes

Posted on May 31, 2018 by aamontgomery

In February when I was packing to move into our new house, I found my record collection of 45s in a wooden crate holder I bought at the long-defunct record store we used to go to called Record Bar. For … Continue reading →

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Daddy’s Ro-phorisms

Posted on November 30, 2017 by aamontgomery

When I was growing up Daddy used to drive me crazy with his corny aphorisms for every situation. We didn’t have the money to eat at the fancier restaurants such as Shoney’s–yes, we were indeed that poor. Mama and Daddy … Continue reading →

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Also Known As . . .

Posted on March 31, 2017 by aamontgomery

When I was born in East Tennessee, oh, quite a few years ago, my parents Roy and Arzelia Allen named me for a dear friend of theirs named Anna Marie. In the Southern way, their friend was called by both names, … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Young Man’s Wisdom

Posted on February 28, 2017 by aamontgomery

[I wrote this original blogpost two years ago. Though much has changed since April 2015, it is amazing how much has remained the same–and I find this post eerily relevant to our country in February 2017.] Sometimes I find the most extraordinary … Continue reading →

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