Marshall

Keeping Up Appearances

I grew up among Episcopalians and military types. The military is all about appearances. My mother’s father, General “Bagpipes” Magruder, wore a suit and bow tie .

The Volleyball Player and the Cowboy

I step into the maw of the cavernous Orlando Convention Center and am assaulted by the screaming of at least five hundred teenage girls. The air is peppered with arcing white volleyballs.

Come Back, Huck Finn

When I was fourteen, boys were abundant on street corners and empty lots. They were shooed out the back door on a summer’s morning and not expected back until supper time.

“The Doctor Will See You Now….”

I have shoes older than my new primary care doctor. He has a pageboy haircut, like Prince Valiant…

Election Day

“I’m worried about you,” my sister Peg said. “Are you sure you’ll be safe?” I had just finished telling her I had volunteered to be a poll watcher.