Hugh Hollowell

In the ancient Roman religions, they believed that any given place had a genius loci, or a protective spirit responsible for that place.  The woods on the edge of…

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Today is the Fourth of July everywhere, and in the US it is the holiday called Independence Day, where we celebrate the day the founders of the US…

When we pulled the U-Haul into the parking lot of the apartment building in downtown Jackson, it was nine at night. When Renee opened her door, the humidity rolled in…

I am six years old, sitting on the floor of our living room, eyes glued to the screen. The TV in those days was a small black and white affair…

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It's the day after my birthday, and I'm in Meridian, MS in a bougie hotel downtown--the sort where you have to pay for your breakfast, and there is…

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I always struggle to be open about my mental health stuff. It's not my inclination—I would much rather hide and listen to jazz and maybe read a book…

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I'm trying something new. I have a lot of things sitting around that I made that are not quite "good enough" to sell to the public. Maybe…

Last night I was on a Zoom call with some folks, and I mentioned that when I was in high school in the late 80s, I wanted to be a…

It's not there any more, but twenty years ago, there was a tobacco store on Madison Avenue in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. My friend Richard owned it, and he had bought…

I'm not in recovery for any addiction issue. But I know a lot of people who are. 

For nearly a decade and a half I worked with lots of addicted…

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I just wanted to pop a note in to apologize for two weeks in a row without an essay. There's just a lot going on, and while I'm…