Recollections

Happy, Grateful Thanksgiving! There are several things about Thanksgiving that I consider important. Which is the most important is more of a matter of perspective. For example, many people see...

Growing up in Louisa – Pride, Honor, and Guilt This title may alert you to my view of this week’s subject. Hey, they taught me in school that is just...

John Hensley I have lived in Eastern Ky all of my life. I have resided in Martin County for most of it. I have traveled all...

To the Roller Rink! As a teenager, I spent a lot of time in a special building just out the Mayo Trail, next to the Flat Top Inn and Pannell’s...

Memories Demonstrate Changes A few weeks ago I wrote about my memories of the corner grocery stores. I recalled how a heavy white waxy paper was used to wrap meats...

An Immodest Proposal John Butch Preston johnhprestonauthor.com The main problem with American democracy, as Ben Franklin once pointed out, is the quality of the leadership we choose as voters to...

Autumn is Back!   I can’t believe how much rain we have received this year. Granted, the bulk of the water has come from two hurricanes, but overall, the summer...

October 12, 2018 Pumpkins Here it is October already and do I ever have a story to tell this time. Back when my kids were growing up I had to...

Salute to Filling Stations This morning I stopped to fill up with gasoline while commuting to work. In keeping with the times, it was, of course, self-service. I thought it...

Grocers Since this column is about memories it stands to reason that most of the memories I write about are mine. Often, those memories go deeper than I report because,...

After Dinner was Family Time Many of my favorite memories of childhood are those very special quiet times when family, neighbors and friends joined together on the front porch after...

September 8, 2018 Action Games we Played In my professional career I have had to attend many leadership seminars which almost always had team-building activities. That typically involved the introduction...

September 1, 2018 LABOR DAY It was back in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution when our nation was struggling to put industry to work. In this new capitalist environment...

August 25, 2018 This Time of Year, Back Then… Wait for it! Wait – Wait! Can you feel it? Summer is about to slip away. Next week I’ll be writing...

BSCTC, MAC to host a Night of Appalachian Storytelling on September 8 in Prestonsburg PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) and the Mountain Arts Center (MAC)...

The Mountains No Longer Protect Us John Butch Preston wwwjohnhprestonauthor.com “To be born into these mountains is to be born into the shelter of a third parent.” This of course...