I used to dream of being in Africa with all of the animals. I had never met anyone from Africa and had been told the only reason we...

When Clyde finally came to collect me, my life, as I had known it, was changed forever. He took me to Grace’s parents, Woody and Babe’s....

It was 6 a.m. on Dealey Plaza. I’d been there for an hour already. It was cold and dark. You see, the Dealey Plaza was my station. It was...

from my memoir Beautiful Mountain As an alternative, I was allowed to switch to jazz lessons. I could still wear my pink ballet slippers,...

from my memoir Beautiful Mountain I never really liked the movie Camelot. It came out later when I was in junior high school. But, back...

from the chapter Emmett Till in the novel Jackson Jeanine drove a light green ’59 Rambler. It was a hardtop, but it suited her perfectly....

from the memoir Beautiful Mountain My band director, Jack Pattison was another mean man who had a direct influence on my life. He almost...

from Beautiful Mountain a memoir by Cindy Marabito Daddy had come crawling back and had quit the drinking. They remarried and we all...

Henry wore his brown hair long, casually brushing against his famous work shirt collar. He was probably about forty when I met him,...

The character Liz Dupree was inspired by the magnificent Laura Dern way back when Jackson was a screenplay in the 90's...she's been...

from The Legend of Sky Diamond Skitz acted like he was kind of a weird big brother to me. At first. He was younger than Gene, but he was...

The Tin Man “But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man That he didn't, didn't already have And cause never was the reason for the...

Grace just kept on laughing. “We’re swinging.” I heard cars and looked up to see a military caravan driving down Capitol Street. Willie...

from JACKSON by Cindy Marabito So, no good ever comes up on Choctaw Ridge. I wondered if maybe that bluff Roy and J.W. were looking for...

Sky Diamond (star, Sky Diamond Superstar): It was on my fourteenth birthday when it happened. Gene had never gone of his way to celebrate...

Ok. It was 1982 or thereabouts. Maybe 1981. When was Duke's Royal Coach Inn open? We were all working at Balboa Cafe. Me, my sister...

Netflix The Lovebirds is a charming story featuring Kumail Nanjiani as Jibran and Issa Rae as Leilani. Comedian, actor, screenwriter and...

Jeanine drove a light green ’59 Rambler. It was a hardtop, but it suited her perfectly. The little houses looked like homes with no...

This day was the official execution of the supreme court decision. Even though a decision to desegregate had been handed down way back in...

The sun had begun to go down and we needed to get on the road. I can honestly say I was not sorry to leave. I wanted to put as many miles...