By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
May 2nd, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Social situations are my strong suit. I feel comfortable interacting with people. I will not hesitate to start a conversation or extend a greeting beyond a basic exchange. I think well on my feet if the conversation is surface level. Talking to people is easy. I don’t fea...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Mar 30th, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE A few months ago, I received an interesting request – to be a contact family for two exchange students from Tunisia. Having avidly played Globle over the course of the year, I knew Tunisia was in the northern part of Africa, though I knew little to nothing else abou...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Feb 28th, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Mothers are superheroes. I dislike that phrase – and feel free to insert any other title like teacher, nurse, etc. A superhero implies having strength beyond the norm, to supersede the possible to channel the impossible. Labeling someone a superhero, while it may fe...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Jan 30th, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Typical Saturday morning scenario – Big Sister bangs into our bedroom first, cradling a stuffed pig and a lamb. She crawls up the bench at the foot of our bed, throws Fluffy Oink Oink and Lamby over the footboard, and giggles relentlessly as she snuggles between her...
By Nathan Coker
In Features
Jan 6th, 2023
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Growing up, Mom routinely took us to the pediatrician. I associated Dr. Bodron’s intense stare and half donut of white hair with knowledge. Men who looked like him in white coats knew things; they helped sick people. Since I rarely got sick, I only went for checkups. Othe...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Dec 1st, 2022
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE Friday afternoon my girlfriend sped into the driveway and hopped out of the car with a magnanimous “Whoop!” We were hitting the road, headed to Fort Worth for the Judds Final Tour. My mother pulled in shortly after, and we loaded her bags into the Ford Explorer, stuffed t...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Nov 7th, 2022
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article by MEREDITH MCKINNIE In early April, I saw an advertisement for The Judds: The Final Tour. A nostalgic pain hit my chest. My mom had, and still has, an old-school boombox in the entryway to the living room. At Christmastime, Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee bellowed from the speakers. And periodi...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Oct 4th, 2022
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Article by Meredith McKinnie My dad Larry had a lot of sayings while we were growing up. He would get low, down level with our faces to emphasize the importance of the words to follow. I’ve listened to more of them than I can remember, but the ones that resonate are those whose truth has […]...
By Nathan Coker
In Center Block
Sep 7th, 2022
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article by Meredith McKinnie March marked a milestone. I turned 40. I remember my 30th birthday. I had a large, overly populated party at two locations. I felt high on life and anxious for a new decade. My twenties consisted of hard changes. My thirties brought positive life developments. I feel like...
By Nathan Coker
In Meredith's Musings
Aug 1st, 2022
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article by Meredith McKinnie Our preschooler revels in social situations. She admits nervousness while on the way to school, but shortly after we slow down in the reduced speed zone, she plasters a smile across her face that charms strangers. I’m similar in that personal interactions don’t induce anx...
