Tag Archives: Knoxville

Daddy’s Last Vote

Posted on October 1, 2016 by aamontgomery

When I was a child in the early 1960s, my world was a fog of (1) trying to figure out the inexplicable behavior of the adults around me, (2) hoping to discern what they wanted me to do, and (3) … Continue reading →

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Living in a Self-Help Storage Facility

Posted on May 31, 2016 by aamontgomery

A month or so ago, my father’s senior living facility scheduled a family members meeting. Although Daddy–due to his dementia–is in the memory care “retreat” area, the meeting also included family members from the assisted living side of the facility. Facilitated … Continue reading →

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Caught a Long Wind

Posted on December 31, 2015 by aamontgomery

As Dickens wrote in his 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities about London and Paris during the French Revolution of the late 1770s: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, … Continue reading →

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My Hand, Always in Daddy’s Glove

Posted on September 30, 2015 by aamontgomery

In his black-and-gray herringbone coat with his bitten-short fingernails, Daddy would come through the door after work. That is my first hazy memory from childhood. I am not sure why I remember Daddy’s coat and his nails as the same … Continue reading →

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Coming Up Short in a Small-town City

Posted on August 31, 2015 by aamontgomery

When I was growing up here in the South in the valley near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, my hometown of Knoxville seemed organized, adults had rules, my sister and I enjoyed a good many snowfalls, and I could … Continue reading →

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Hello 2015: What to Watch, Eat, and Read, Right Now!

Posted on January 6, 2015 by aamontgomery

What to Watch.  Ok. Stop everything you are doing and run out and see the Indian (as in Asian, not as in Native Americans) movie called “PK”. I’m gonna fully admit something here, but I have not had time to … Continue reading →

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Knoxville’s Metro Pulse Weekly Silenced by Owner Scripps After 23 Years

Posted on October 16, 2014 by aamontgomery

I just heard the devastating news that Scripps has decided to pull the plug on Knoxville’s alternative weekly paper, the Metro Pulse, after the issue that hits the stands today. Since August 1991, the Metro Pulse has been this area’s … Continue reading →

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Knoxville, the Centeral of Our Universe

Posted on September 29, 2014 by aamontgomery

Yes, Knoxville is the centeral (south centeral, to be exact!) of our universe. And especially at the corner of Gay and Church Streets downtown. We Knoxvillians are gifted spellers as well . . .            

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Best of Knoxville’s Independence Day Street Style

Posted on July 5, 2014 by aamontgomery

  Seeing, being seen, walking the dog, eating on Market Square while the kids screw up their courage to run through the water play fountain, serendipitous art, it’s all happening in downtown Knoxville. This Fourth of July holiday my photographer … Continue reading →

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Stage Left With America’s Finest Character Actress, Dale Dickey

Posted on July 2, 2014 by aamontgomery

“If I got my teeth whitened, I’d probably never get another job,” Dale Dickey laughed when I met her in our shared hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2010. That year brought the level of acclaim so richly deserved by Dale, one … Continue reading →

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