The News Comes Differently
The news comes differently to me now. Before I receive breaking news notifications on my cell phone, before I log into Twitter, before the video rolls down my Facebook newsfeed, […]
Author Archives: robertlreece
Lies Grandma Told Us? Defending Our Oral Histories in the Age of Ancestry Testing
I once asked my grandmother where we—our family—were from. As the matriarch of my maternal family, I figured she could give me some answers, that she could illuminate the past […]
Rediscovering the White Shirt
For what seems like a long time I was enamored with colored shirts. I stocked my closet with bright blues, purples, greens, and oranges, even a number of grays. After […]
New Phone: Selfie Game Strong
I recently upgraded my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy Note 5) and was immediately impressed with the front-facing camera, which I haven’t been in the past (my old phone was a Galaxy […]
Summer Retrospective
I’ve neglected to update this summer because I suffered a pretty serious knee injury. In early June I tore my ACL and meniscus while playing basketball and was forced to […]
Colored Pants: Always the Way to Go
It’s spring. People are digging in their closets to pull out their colorful pieces, and I’m here for it. I love color, but I don’t think it should be reserved […]
I Realized I Now Say “Hungry” Not “Hongry”
I never thought such a seemingly innocuous moment would weigh on me so profoundly. The visit to my father’s home, the house I grew up in, in Leland, Mississippi in […]
