by Jeannie Ralston | Dec 23, 2020
For most of the year, I’ve had a routine to my days that I’ve come to think of as “pandemic mode.” Exercise in the morning. Work during business hours. Acting as sous chef for my husband’s dinner prep. Evening walks with my dogs. Binge...
by Jeannie Ralston | Dec 11, 2020
Family secrets too incendiary to see the light of day are a staple of Southern Literature. As an English teacher for 33 years, Susan Beckham Zurenda knows that well, and her debut novel, Bells for Eli, delivers a haunting coming-of-age narrative, a destroyed Southern...
by Jeannie Ralston | Dec 8, 2020
I’ll admit it: I’m what I call a “birthday ham.” I’m one of those women who likes a fuss on–and days before and after–her birthday, someone who comes out and tells people (strangers, store clerks, and the like) that it’s...
by Jeannie Ralston | Nov 23, 2020
This article is the third of a three-part series sponsored by DePuy Synthes and the ATTUNE®Knee System. In almost every way, Laurie Barrett’s knee replacement story sounds familiar. She was happily going about her very active life, when in her...
by Jeannie Ralston | Nov 10, 2020
Editor’s Note: Four years ago, NextTribe co-founder Jeannie Ralston sat down with a friend who voted for Trump. Even then, she believed we had to treat each other with respect and compassion if we were going to keep the country on an even keel. We’re...
