Atlanta

Chattahoochee Song #3: Autumn Coda, Winter Wondering

Poems by Catherine HamrickJanuary 1, 2019

Chattahoochee Song #2

Poems by Catherine HamrickJune 18, 2018June 21, 2018

Goodbye 2017: “Ommming” in the New Year

Musings by Catherine HamrickJanuary 7, 2018January 7, 2018

The Greatest Generation, the Greatest Love

Musings by Catherine HamrickFebruary 7, 2016July 3, 2016

Characters by Catherine HamrickMay 4, 2015December 14, 2015

Miss Mattie, Nannie’s grandmother, plunked sprightly tunes on the piano, crocheted, embroidered, sketched fruit bowls and cherubs, and danced divinely. At sweet 16, she waltzed down the aisle with 56-year-old Grandfather Dorn. Unlike most women, Miss Mattie skipped out on promotion to matronly duties after the wedding night. Forever Grandfather Dorn’s demure Missy, she rarely […]

Out of My Father’s Hands

Musings by Catherine HamrickSeptember 7, 2014April 8, 2017

Characters by Catherine HamrickJune 14, 2014November 30, 2015

The Heirloom Dress

My mother was no-nonsense, even when it came to planning weddings. “For God’s sake, don’t book it on religious holidays: Christmas, Easter, and SEC football season. You’ll have no-shows around New Year’s, spring break, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. Mother’s Day is sacred, too. Father’s Day? Oh, men get over it.” “Forget […]