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Welcome to the complete index of articles, stories,
and poetry that appeared in Kudzu Monthly's second
year. Items appear in the order they were presented.
Click the title on the left to go directly to the
article page, or click the issue number on the right
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Stories |
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Some Kind of Romance |
Brenda Ross |
Old MacKenzie is a grouchy old widower who has two main problems in his life. One problem is the bossy woman who lives next door who wants to make him her "project." His other concern is for his grandson Jake, who's reached that age where he simply needs someone to talk to.
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Billy Dander: A Fairy Tale | Lamar Stonecypher |
How do you tell the story of a relationship that lasted almost thirty years? |
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The Sentence |
Dianna Petry |
This morning she would not be dressing in her hospital scrubs. Today she would dress in a skirt and blouse. She would bite her lip and accompany her husband to court. She would stand beside him and pray silently for God to have mercy on him. It was all she could do. |
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The Painted Lady | Betty Lockey |
Night after night, the Painted Lady consumed John. He would wake up in the mornings exhausted. Dark circles formed under his eyes, and he began to lose weight. He could not seem to take his eyes off of her. |
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It Ain't Never Gonna Happen | Quinn Tyler Jackson |
This original short story by Quinn Tyler Jackson relates the tale of a young man who wants to write a novel - if only he can maintain the discipline. |
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A Summer Anniversary | Ian Lumley | On a first wedding anniversary day-trip to the country, Joan and Leonard meet a enigmatic American inventor who is friendly in "an old fashioned way." Join with this couple as they journey to Dunsdale Woods, where a mysterious ghost of the past helps Joan reconcile with her personal ghosts. | 3 |
Nostalgia Trip | Kenneth J. Crist | What could be finer than a solo journey on a newly restored, classic 1962 Harley-Davidson Panhead? To Max, not much. After Las Vegas, however, the trip starts to get weird. And then, in San Luis Obispo, he meets Gina. She has honey blonde hair and the deepest, brownest eyes Max has ever seen. | 4 |
The List | Quinn Tyler Jackson | Are you in the mood for a sea shanty? From frequent contributor Quinn Tyler Jackson, we are pleased to present this interesting, original short story about retired sea captain Conrad Blackhill and his Billy Boar Inn. This story is written entirely in extended prosody, or rhythmic prose. The author suggests that it should properly be read aloud. | 4 |
Paladin | Quinn Tyler Jackson | Novelist Cohen Benjamin is attracted to his best friend's wife. When she questions him about his latest novel, he informs her that he does not feel "that it is the artist's place to supply the entire picture." When she asks if he could love a woman more than his writing, he soon allows his passions to override his principles. | 5 |
Fair 'n Square | Jefre Schmitz | In this very human, slightly naughty romp of a story, diner owner Kelton Simms agrees to take in two young probationers - Frost and Booger Watkins. What ensues is anybody's guess, but author Schmitz capably gets us there. Note: strong language. | 5 |
Thatsa | James Waine Carpenter | "Thatsa" came to Bydell's Landing on Cale's tenth birthday, and he didn't know quite what to think of her at first. Too stunned to move, he sat on the grass by the creek until she stood over him, leaned over, looked him in the eye, and pronounced "THAT-sa BOY!" | 5 |
Wallflower | Jefre Schmitz | Returning for a second month to these pages, Jefre Schmitz contributes a delightfully well-crafted, surprising short story for you to enjoy. To tell you more would be to give it away, so enjoy! | 6 |
Improper Burial at America's First Ironworks | Tom Sheehan | In this, the first historical fiction published in the Kudzu Monthly, Tom Sheehan presents a short story that creates a murder mystery set amidst the factual restoration of America's First Ironworks in Saugus, Massachusetts, during the early fifties. | 6 |
Dr. Step Hen | Brenda Ross | Also returning with a new short story is Brenda Ross, whose "Old MacKenzie" short stories were so well received in the January, 2002 issue. This time she brings us a very human, very thoughtful story about issues involved in aging and caregiving. Don't miss this one! | 6 |
Fourth of July Homecoming | Tom Sheehan | Following up on last month's "Murder at America's First Iron Mill," Tom Sheehan sent us this patriotic work of fiction set amidst the same locale, and we were so impressed by this work that we could only deem it our anniversary edition special feature. Enjoy. | 7 |
The Falcon | Jefre Schmitz | Kudzu Klub member Jefre Schmitz's gritty brand of Texas-fried fiction resonates with us here at the Monthly, and this month's offering is no exception. In this original story, we join mountain man Pitts as he journeys into Paradox for provisions and finds trouble in the form of the bigoted, abusive new constable. (adult language) | 7 |
I Am Not Judas | Lisa Binkley | "Suffer not the witch to live." These words, spoken by a gentle prophet and teacher spelled doom for an ancient race that was not entirely human, and this original work of fiction is NOT the King James Version! | 7 |
At the Border | Quinn Tyler Jackson | At a time when thousands of American, Canadian and British soldiers are away in lands where manners and customs are strange, we found and solicited this short story by Quinn Tyler Jackson. We think you'll like it, too. | 7 |
The Gazing Ball | Kenneth J. Crist | Kenneth Crist is the editor/publisher of the print magazine "Black Petals." In this, his second short story in Kudzu Monthly, he relates the suitably dark tale of ambitious Laura, her equally unambitious companion Raymond and the purple gazing ball from Walmart. | 7 |
God's Canyon | Kenneth J. Crist | Author/publisher Kenneth Crist has a light touch with his fictional characters that makes him a favorite of ours. In this supernatural fantasy, he's at his best. Enjoy. | 8 |
Dancing the Winter Away | David Kirkland | This original short story by David Kirkland is about a man who likes to sit at his apartment window and scan the crowd with the telescopic sight of his rifle. It's also about the woman in the apartment building across the street who will do almost anything to make him stop. | 8 |
Ninety | Lamar Stonecypher | He's ninety-years-old today, and his children throw him a birthday party. | 9 |
The Rivers | James Waine Carpenter | Kudzu Monthly is again proud to present an original story by song-writer, muscian, author James Waine Carpenter. His folksy style and content resonates with editors and readers alike, and we're sure you'll enjoy this excellent example of the art of story telling. | 9 |
A Light Burned Brightly | Jefre Schmitz | "Go to him, won't you?" Cage's mother's dying wish is that he reconcile with his abusive father and Cage cannot bring himself to agree. A week after her passing, however, he steels himself to go confront the man that he has feared and hated since his childhood - a man who may not be entirely human. | 10 |
The Blanket | Molly Martin | Mary Jo had no idea that the man who courted her and won her hand would turn into a monster on their wedding night. This powerful short story is about spousal abuse, and it is the most read story on the writer's website called the "AuthorsDen." | 10 |
Shashy's Gold | Jerry Bolton | Some folks figure eccentric local hermit Shashy Savioe found the pirate Jean Lafitte's buried treasure and hid it out in Chane Swamp. When Shashy comes into town and purchases ten gallons of paint, Floyd can only deduce that the old man actually needs just the cans. Then he decides to go out into the swamp to see what the old man is really up to... | 11 |
Jimmy the Fin | Quinn Tyler Jackson | Thanks to his good luck charm, a fiver that he proudly displays over his shirt pocket, Jimmy the fin is lucky - lucky with cards, lucky with women, just lucky all around. Then he notices Missy Leduc and thinks it's really his lucky day. | 11 |
Tayazo | Suzanne Achilles | Kudzu Monthly is pleased to introduce new author Suzanne Achilles, who, in this, her first publication, brings us a sensitive and charming love story set in the American northwest. Enjoy this exercise in rhythmic prose and learn some Oglala words, too. | 12 |
Hannah's Christmas | Brenda Ross | Hannah doesn't understand why her mother spends all of her time with the twins and ignores her. Her mother doesn't even prepare her meals anymore. This lack of attention hurts, but Grandma Reeves and Great-aunt Priscilla are coming at Christmas, and they'll explain everything to young Hannah. | 12 |
Wall of Liberty | Jefre Schmitz | We once described Jefre's Schmitz's prose as "Texas-fried fiction," but we think you'll be impressed by this well-told and patriotic short story about two boys who learn just how much a war hero their grandfather really was. | 12 |
| Poetry |
Selected Poetry by Lee Ennis |
Lee Ennis |
Mr. Ennis kindly let our editors select fourteen of his poems for this issue, and we know you'll like his work as well as we do! |
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Poems by Angela Albee |
Angela Albee |
Angela Albee sent us four crisp new poems in free verse. We decided to pair her work with examples of the abstract "cubism" of painter Piet Mondrian. |
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Sky View from the Q.E. II | Patricia Cresswell |
Patricia Cresswell provided the poem for the cover art in the
February, 2002 issue. |
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The Poetry of Ralph Ianuzzi | Ralph Ianuzzi |
For the February Poetry Feature, we present the poetry of Native-American writer and artist Ralph Ianuzzi, who is also known by his tribal name Sauganash Tooshkenig. |
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The Poetry of Janita Black | Janita Black |
Returning to the pages of Kudzu Monthly, Janita Black brought us a sampling of her poetry that so impressed us that we immediately offered her the feature spot. Do you think that modern poetry is too abstract or too complicated to be enjoyed? If so, check out the clear, rhyming lyrics of the dozen poems in this monthly feauture. |
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The War Years | Walt Whitman | Better known for his American poetry in the earlier chapters of "Leaves of Grass," Whitman served as a medic and nurse during the War between the South and the North. His poems during the war are less remembered and quoted than his earlier poems. Did you miss them? Here for your enjoyment and edification is a selection of poems from Walt Whitman's "Drum Taps." |
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The Poetry of Eva-Lena Nylén | Eva-Lena Nylén | Eva-Leana Nylén is a preschool teacher who seeks quiet time at home to work on her poetry, music, and art. For this month's poetry feature pages, we are pleased to present the thoughtful, gentle, rhyming poetry of Eva-Lena Nylén. Even though English is not her first language, she does marvelously well, we think, and we think you'll like her work, too. | 4 |
An Acceptable Bonus | Sirrus Poe | Kudzu Monthly is also proud to present the original free verse of writer, poet, novelist, and photograher Sirrus Poe. Though currently revising both a novel and a collection of short stories under contract, he still found time to submit some of his work to this ezine. Here's a sampler of five of his poems. Enjoy. | 4 |
A Candle in the Window | Kevin Carr | Kevin Carr was nice enough to give us access to his entire portfolio of poetry back to 1988, and we accepted the lot of them. They're arranged in reverse order of when they were written. If you'd like to see how his work has evolved, start at the bottom of the page. | 5 |
The Poetry of Patricia Cresswell | Patricia Cresswell | We are pleased to welcome another poet to Kudzu Monthly, one who will have a longer retrospective of her work in the June issue. This is to introduce her work and submit her bonafides. Here are three poems by Patricia Cresswell. | 5 |
Flowers & Bullets | Yevgeny Yevtushenko | Originally published in Pravda, this poem by the first modern Russian poet to read his work in America is dedicated to Allison Krause, a nineteen year old student killed at Kent State. | 5 |
Childless Moments | Patricia Cresswell | Patricia Cresswell provided this poem (a pantoum) for the cover of the June, 2002 issue. | 6 |
The Poetry of Patricia Cresswell | Patricia Cresswell | From sultry to sensitive, expansive to exotic, Patricia Cresswell's poetry runs the gamut. (That was her poem on the cover, too.) It's obvious that we like Ms. Cresswell's poetry. You will too! | 6 |
The Hill of the Blue Goose | Tom Sheehan | In August's poetry feature, we see another side of frequent contributor Tom Sheehan's abilities, and we're happy to present this moving poem to you. | 8 |
The Poetry of Leysa Robertson | Leysa Robertson | At age forty-five, Leysa Robertson made a conscious choice to share her poetry and prose with others. We at Kudzu Monthly are proud to introduce her down-to-earth, original poetry, and we're sure you'll like her style. Enjoy! | 9 |
Heroes Not | Kevin Carr | Mr. Carr provided the cover poetry for the October, 2002 Kudzu Monthly, the first cover that did not include an image. | 10 |
Lenora | Göttfried August Bürger | The man pictured above is best known for his eighteenth-century stories about the adventures of the flamboyant Baron Münchausen. He is also the author of this poem that describes how young bride-to-be Lenore waits for her soldier fiancee to come back from Hungary - and then discovers he's not quite how she remembered him. | 10 |
America Stands Tall | Dianna Petry | We waited until this month to express our sentiments about the September 11th tragedy because we were waiting for the words. It turns out that we had some of the words after all. This prophetic rhyming verse is by Dianna Petry, and it was posted in the Kudzu Journal on October 23, 2001. | 10 |
Collaboration | Patricia Cresswell | The unsinkable Patricia Cresswell once more came through with cover poetry for the November issue. | 11 |
A Sampling of Poetry | Karen Canning | In this sampling of her poetry, Karen Canning looks at the many aspects of love and relationships. Please welcome her to these pages by commenting on her work. | 12 |
| True Crime |
The Death of an Atheist | Lamar Stonecypher | It's been a year since the remains of Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the self-proclaimed "most hated woman in America," were found in a grave on a ranch in Texas. The story of her death is a strange tale and a crime that the police might have solved more quickly if it's victim were not America's most famous atheist. |
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Night Watch | Judy Dixon | In this article, crime writer Judy Dixon tells of a murder so abrupt, a horror so abiding and emotionally overriding to a five-year-old child that the tale was never told - until now. | 4 |
| Health |
Why Qi? |
Lisa Binkley |
Victims of severe, chronic pain often find standard medical treatments ineffective. For many, a journey into the world of alternative medicine is their only hope. |
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The Fast Way |
Lisa Binkley |
In the multi-million dollar business that weight loss has become, dieters are all searching for that magic pill, that infallible plan, that effortless method to achieve their target weight. What if the secret, though controversial, isn't any more difficult than one study suggests and the author's experience confirms. If you're interested in losing weight, let Lisa Binkley take you on a guided tour of "the fast way" to weight control. |
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Busy, Busy, Busy |
Michael Gates |
When asked "How are you?" do you automatically respond "Busy?" Freelance author Michael Gates has thought about the epidemic of busy-ness that we seem to be embracing as a part of our culture, and we at Kudzu Monthly could not agree more fully with his conclusions. |
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Mind Games |
Lisa Binkley |
14 million elderly Americans will develop Alzheimer's senility in the next forty years, filling to overload already stressed nursing homes. For many, this scourge is one of the most worrying aspects of aging. Is there anything you or medical science can do to prevent this disease? Health columnist Lisa Binkley has researched this topic, and she's found some answers and some hope to lighten your worry. |
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A Leg Up |
Lisa Binkley | As cash-strapped airlines seek ways to increase the on-board seating density in their airplanes (think steerage), one potentially fatal medical risk has moved to the forefront, and the chance of encountering it is far greater than the chance that a terrorist will be on board. | 4 |
Oh, My Aching Feet! | Lamar Stonecypher | Athlete's feet, bunions, corns, hammer toe, hallux valgus and hallux varus. Our feet, as the part of our bodies that most often contact the earth, take a terrible pounding and are host to to a variety of ailments. Isn't it strange, then, that so few of us take the simplest, smartest precaution. | 5 |
Time Travel |
Lisa Binkley | The miserable symptoms that one gets from flying through mulitple time zones in jet aircraft are collectively referred to as "jet lag." In this article, Lisa Binkley takes a look at jet lag and proposes a number of strategies to help the traveler deal with it. | 6 |
Leave 'Em in the Dirt |
Lisa Binkley | By preventing our children from interacting with natural surroundings, are we keeping them too protected for their own health? That's the question that health columnist Lisa Binkley started with, and what she found out might surprise you! (Read this article if you have small children.) | 7 |
In a Heart Unique |
Lisa Binkley | Why do women, and especially black women, have greater rates of cardiac disease and sudden death than men? That's the question that health feature writer Binkley addresses in this article, and we think it's material that cannot be overemphasized. Read this not only to learn the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, but also to learn about how the medical system in the U.S. fails to properly educate and inform half of the American population. | 8 |
Ancient Cure, Modern Miracle | Lisa Binkley | Miracle drug? Health columnist (and fiction editor) Lisa Binkley assumed a historic stance in presenting this month's article. What's old and what's new? Read this to discover what traditional drug the Prussians were forced to surrender. | 9 |
New and Improved | Lisa Binkley | An informed patient is his own best advocate. That's the premise that the major drug companies use when they move advertising dollars away from medical journals to make their appeal directly to healthcare consumers. But, is this necessarily true? Lisa Binkley investigated this practice, as well as some of the newly formulated drug compounds, and what she discovered is surprising, enlightening and disturbing. | 10 |
Who Peed in the Gene Pool? | Lisa Binkley | In this brave new world, the race is not always to the swift and survival to the fittest. Modern medical techniques like gene splicing and stem-cell therapy allow doctors to save some really marginal people whose genes do not benefit greater society. Is this is a problem? Sure, but read this article to find out how much! | 11 |
Breaking Wind | Lisa Binkley | Remember, you read it here first... But, seriously, folks, Lisa does everything in her column with a determined resolve to uncover the facts that her readers might miss, and in this month's column her probing efforts are a resounding success. (Be informed before seasonal overstuffing.) | 12 |
| U.S.
History |
America's Green First Lady |
Tony Leather |
This gentle-looking woman shocked the nation in 1962 when her book "Silent Spring" was published. Even before the first printing was complete, huge names in the chemical industry mobilized against her. She was the subject of a smear campaign in the American press, and she was even accused of being backed by the Soviets. | 1 |
Harriet Tubman,
The Moses of Her People |
Lee Ennis |
This famed operator of the Underground Railroad was born as a slave named Amarinta Ross. During the War Between the States, she worked as a nurse, spy, and gun-runner. Who was this woman? Read the article and find out! |
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Elmer McCurdy, an Okie Outlaw | Lou Harper | One Oklahoma bad hombre (or outlaw wannabe) traveled in better circles after his death than he did before. You may be surprised how far that journey took him! | 3 |
America's (Last) Emperor | Tony Leather | The flamboyant-looking gentleman above is not a Rebel or Yankee soldier or officer. According to the 1880 US census, his occupation was listed as "Emperor." He was America's last and only, Norton I, the Emperor of America and Protector of Mexico. | 3 |
She Had A Dream | Tony Leather | Almost everyone knows who Rosa Parks was. Would you be surprised to learn that she was not the first African-American woman who refused to yield her bus seat to a white person in Selma, Alabama? Nine months before Parks's historic refusal, a fifteen-year old girl was also arrested for the same reason, but the African-American community, and the nascent Civil Rights movement, did not find her politically correct. | 4 |
Daffodils on Blanket Hill | Lisa Binkley | Lisa Binkley examined the circumstances surrounding the Kent State killings, and she found "fault enough to go around." In this article, she reflects on how the events at a small Ohio college affected a country. | 5 |
The Women of Castle Thunder | Priscilla Rhoades | Priscilla Rhoades is a southerner by way of California, but we won't hold that against her. In this supremely well-researched article, she examines the plight of the bold (and some not-so-bold) women of the Confederate prison called Castle Thunder. | 8 |
King of the Confederate Counterfeit | Priscilla Rhoades | Returning for a second time, Priscilla Rhoades presents another supremely well-researched U.S. history article. Her topic is Samuel Curtis Upham, top counterfeiter of the Union cause. She's included an example of an original and a faked ten-dollar Confederate bill. See if you can spot the difference! | 9 |
The Boy Gangs of Confederate Richmond | Priscilla Rhoades | Long before the Crips and the Bloods, turf-war gang activity erupted in Confederate-era Richmond. These boys knew that they were going to be pressed into service in their teens, and some of their battles were just as intense, and a few as heavily armed, as their older soldier counterparts. | 12 |
| Dixie |
The Ghosts of Dalton, Georgia | Connie Scott |
Newspaper feature writer and editor Connie Scott sent us this clever bit of Americana. She's back on the trail of ghosts, and we even wheedled a photo out of her this time. |
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Oldsmar |
Judy Dixon | If you've never heard of Oldsmar, FL, the town that Ransom E. Olds built, take heart - neither had many of Olds's descendants. It never became the metropolis that Olds hoped for, but the city survives to this day. | 2 |
Ringing the Bell | Ladd Moore | A recurrent theme in popular fiction is that of rites of passage. Such fiction often explores the journey through adolescence to adulthood in various cultures. Ladd Moore grew up in Marshall, Texas, where the task of growing to manhood was not complete without ringing Wiley's bell. | 4 |
Here We Are | John Tackett | John Tackett is an award-winning journalist and television news anchor who covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In this article, he reflects on meeting Lee Harvey Oswald's wife in Plano, Texas, shortly after the killing. | 4 |
Dr. Dobson, Trucks, Six-packs, and the Weight of the World | Connie Scott |
Connie's about halfway through Dr. James Dobson's book entitled "Bringing Up Boys," and she's been reading about how boys are "being negatively influenced by the culture they live in." This, of course, is a serious thing for any concerned parent to consider while raising children in today's society. Then again, there are more traditional means that can be employed when a fight breaks out in the back seat. | 5 |
Love Bugs are Hard to Love | Lamar Stonecypher | For those of us who live across the southern tier of the United States from Texas to South Carolina, the common love bug, Plecia nearctica Hardy, is a common sight this time of year. | 5 |
Swanging | Lamar Stonecypher | Thank you for reading Kudzu Monthly. It was our pleasure to publish this month's issue, and we'd love to see you back next month. Before you go, take a look at this last section. You can learn a little bit about the famous southern pastime called swanging. | 6 |
An Enchanting Little Municipality | Molly Martin | Frequent contributor Molly Martin returns to report on the historical town of Carthage, Missouri. | 11 |
| Nonfiction |
A Prima Donna in Queens | Stasey Tackett |
When Dallas feature writer Tackett becomes stranded in New York because of storm-related delays at the airport, she appreciates the airline offering her a stayover room at the Holiday Inn... until she discovers that her roommate is the very same shrill prima donna who has been making life miserable for the counter agent and other passengers. Never underestimate a writer, however. The best revenge, Tackett demonstrates, is writing well. Enjoy. | 2 |
Poetry's Door | Lou Harper | We found Kudzu Monthly Poetry Editor Lou Harper posting this essay in another venue. Quickly, we realized that her thoughts about poetry apply equally to other forms of written comunication, and we are pleased to present this thought-provoking essay. | 2 |
A Higher Purpose for Art | Quinn Tyler Jackson | Of particular interest to our readers who are also writers, we are pleased to introduce this extraordinary essay about the purpose, craft, and art of writing. Illustrated with links and excerpts from Jackson's own work, this article offers a rare peek inside the mind of the writer and artist. | 5 |
The Roll - I Survived the "45" | Richard Alexander | In 1985, the USS Yellowstone, at high speed, attempted a hard turn to port. Lightly laden with no cargo and minimal fuel, and fresh out of dry dock after refurbishment, nobody expected the drastic "roll" that the turn would produce. Richard Alexander was there, and he gives us an eye-witness account of the incident. | 6 |
Old Steel - The Wreck of the SS Pennsylvania | Lamar Stonecypher | Ships built during the fastest-paced production programs needed to feed the needs of the fleet during World War II were welded instead of riveted. These were the "Liberty" ships and their relatives the "Victory" ships. Some of the ships made prior to 1945 soon developed structural problems... | 6 |
Ms. Wolfe Goes to Washington | Jean Wolfe | In late May, Jean Wolfe accompanied a highschool chorale group to Washington, DC. While there, she met the President, his wife, and his mother. These are her notes from the trip. | 7 |
Walt Kelly's Pogo | Lamar Stonecypher | What in the world does Walt Kelly's Pogo have to do with Kudzu Monthly? | 7 |
A Funeral in Turkey | Ian Lumley | On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of Princess Diana, English novelist Ian Lumley shares with us the effect that the news of her death had on his family as they were vacationing in Turkey. | 8 |
Stories from the Mountains of the Moon | Cecile Hare | Road signs in the Queen Elizabeth National Park proclaim that "Elephants have right of way," but they all tend to lean over at a crazy angle. British poet and author Cecile Hare lived in the "Mountains of the Moon" region of Uganda and she tells us, among other things, why those elephant crossing signs lean. | 8 |
The Life Art of Bonnie Everett-Hawkes | Bonnie Everett-Hawkes | Kudzu Monthly was happy to receive a submission from artist Bonnie Everett-Hawkes, but her work was so varied and so excellent that we decided to limit this visual feature to her drawings and charcoal powder images of people. Please leave a comment for this artist if you enjoy seeing her work here. | 9 |
Clickety-clack, Please Come Back | John Tackett | Texas newsman and author John Tackett again affirms that "what goes around, comes around." This article is about an old mode of transport made new. | 9 |
Sixteen Hours on a Mexican Train | Peter S. Allen | "Uncle" Pete Allen, publisher and managing editor of that other literary ezine "The Swamp," sent us this travel article in the hopes that we might be interested. We were, so here's his plug. But... read the rest of Kudzu Monthly, and then read this article. (A link to his ezine is inside.) | 10 |
My Name's Harley Earl | Lamar Stonecypher | Resurrect a name? Buick's done it. Have you seen the TV commercial with a man standing on a racetrack? He says, "My name's Harley Earl, and I've come back to..." Buick apparently needs a little help from beyond the grave. Read this article to discover the real Harley Earl, GM's chief stylist for thirty-one years and the man responsible for bringing "lower, longer, wider" into the American lexicon. | 11 |
Christmas in the Mountains of the Moon | Cecile Hare | As the first promised followup to her popular "Stories from the Mountains of the Moon," Cecile Hare brings up this true story about her family's Christmas vacation in Idi Amen's Uganda. Only a few kilometers from the equator, there was no chance of snow, but the little ones were comforted that Father Christmas knew where they were. | 12 |
Those Fabulous Jet-Powered Firebirds | Lamar Stonecypher | Harley Earl was influenced by the world around him, and, in the period after WW-II, nothing excited him quite as much as the newest generation of jet fighters. Could he, he wondered early in 1953, design a test vehicle that would capture the "feeling" of these modern airplanes? | 12 |
