by Barbara Smith | Jul 5, 2018 | Personal Pigeonholes
She looked like a novice waitress as she approached the table, nervously, unsure of how to engage us. Maybe we were the first table she had ever served. Given her subsequent service, I hope so. But her awkwardness, unlocked a few memories of my own early days waiting... 
by Barbara Smith | Jul 25, 2015 | Personal Pigeonholes
All generalizations are bad, someone observed – but this one by a 2016 Presidential candidate, is not : “Yesterday is over — and we’re never going back.” Well, obliviously – nothing is more disconcerting or depressing than to engage with folks who... 
by Barbara Smith | Jul 14, 2015 | Personal Pigeonholes
I was told I looked older than I was when I was growing up. Maybe it was a ploy to get me to behave myself; maybe I really did look older. Either way, I couldn’t wait to be older! Being older meant being in charge . . . being the boss of me. Not that I ever stopped to... 
by Barbara Smith | Jul 12, 2015 | ABOUT ME, Personal Pigeonholes
My brother sent me a CD made by an acquaintance of his that was a collection of old-time music, mostly old hymns. Not that I listened to many hymns, and these were not in any hymnal I used. But, they were a big part of the contemporary culture of the mid-1950’s to...