On this day, a school bus picked up students at sunrise. A stage went up for an outdoor show.
There were warnings about vape pens that look like highlighters or airpods in cute colors. And Galaxy Gas–a tank of whipped cream also used to shoot nitrous oxide.
On this day, a lily bloomed after Easter. Boxes of BuzzBallzs were carried to a cooler. A Clue lay on the road.
On this day, a woman had emergency surgery, an artist was energized by her old brushes, and a server had her first day waiting tables.
A sandal was left on the porch of an abandoned house. The door of a church was draped in black. A rabbit refused to get out of the road.
On this day, a husband sang “The Power of the Cross” to his wife. Eggs were hidden in a front yard by the big kids. Church crosses were covered in white flowers or wrapped in white cloth. A choir in white robes sang, "Up from the grave He arose."
On this day, a mama worried about her son at boot camp. A red bird sang by the moon. Costumed teenagers lined up for an Anime Fest. Fairies, ninjas, Sonic the Hedgehog, Michael the Distortion, and a T-rex walked past two women with a sign that read “Free Bible Class.”
On this day, there were Easter bunnies in gardens and hanging on gates. A woman took Easter snacks to her 93-year-old neighbor. He called her the mayor of the building.
There was a story about cancer and chemo. A woman told her friend to get a colonoscopy. “I thought I was healthy and never got one, so getting cancer is my fault. But it’s been three years, and I’m still here.”
The actors who played Napoleon, Pedro, and Uncle Rico in the movie “Napoleon Dynamite” took pictures as the bike scene was reenacted by two fans behind the Saenger Theater.
On This Day, there was a poem: “A secret, like spring buried in February’s field.”
Euros were bought for a trip. A coffee shop increased prices because their prices increased. Trees were burned for more houses. Dirt dauber nests and cobwebs were knocked down in a barn.
On this day, the air smelled like jasmine. Cattle were roped in a rodeo arena, and a hula-hoop hung from a traffic light.
Lemonade was sold by little girls to raise money for an animal shelter. An AC man said the cost of air conditioners were going up ten percent in May because of tariffs. College students worked on stories about nursing shortages, a baseball field, and how to get cheap beer.
On this day, a husband ate breakfast with his wife and told her that Greenwood feels like home–they should buy a place here. Kids in church clothes played spies and slid down a slide saying, "Off with his head"
and "Into the dungeon."
Gospel music played as a fire engine was washed at station No. 1. Four white-tail deer ran in the woods along the Yazoo River. A wall in Marigold read, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….”
On this day church bells chimed at noon. Prayer request cards were filled out for the health of a friend named "Stick" and for a daughter's toxic relationship that will "get worse before it gets better."
Crawfish crawled and clawed in a pot. A girl squealed, "Stop that crawfish from looking at me."
On this day, irises bloomed the weekend before Easter, and buttercups bloomed in a Mississippi field.
"Rocky Mountain High" was learned on the guitar. The grass was cut around Dennis Brown's grave. "Never be forgotten" is written by hand on his tombstone.
On this day, a rabbit ran into the woods, and a policeman helped a family of ducks cross an intersection. Baby flounder, croakers, and blue crabs were caught in nets in a class showing the treasures under the surface of Mobile Bay.
A trombone was carried along the highway by a man wearing overalls. Nearby, a woman with a yellow bandana around her long brown hair leaned over and looked at the engine of her black Mustang on the side of the road.
On this day, a boat captain said his boat runs on enthusiasm, then told about the history of the Port of Mobile. A ship was painted gray, and scrap metal was pushed upriver. There were tugboats named Hermes, Gasparilla, and Savannah and a U.S. Naval ship named after Medgar Evers.
On this day, there were two tow trucks: one with "Let's Go Crazy" in purple with the Prince sign and another with puzzle pieces for Autism.
A dad was taken to a memory care home because he can no longer live in assisted living. A corrections officer leaned against a car, talking to her daughter and young granddaughter before she went in for the night shift; she’s been working at Metro Jail for 15 years. A family drove 16 hours from Michigan for spring break with “Sun, shrimp, and shorts. No more snow. “
On this day, a happy birthday banner stretched across the back deck of a trailer, folded chairs leaned against the railing. An Army veteran sat on his front porch and said, “It’s peaceful out here right now, but soon there will be 1500 more houses within five miles.” Two black dogs ran in the road, one with a limp. Red amaryllis bloomed beneath a private property sign while a Doberman barked and spun in circles in the yard nearby.
A mail route ran late. A river rose. Toy dump trucks were left in the sand.
On this day, it rained and rained and rained. A preacher told his congregation to put down their stones because we’ve all sinned.
Brooms, knives, a cat carrier, a Christmas tree, and a bag of garden soil were half-off on the last day of an estate sale. There were hats: Alabama and Army Veteran.
On this day, a nineteenth birthday was celebrated by seeing the ship her ballerina grandmother took to America. A husband adjusted his wife’s hearing aid. Writers talked about hooks, plot twists, and keeping the reader hungry
An ice cream shop opened, and America the Beautiful was played at the end of a protest. Auburn fans watched the game at an Irish pub. High school students in prom dresses and tuxes took pictures on Palafox Street.
On this day, first, second, and third-place ribbons were pinned on athletes, and arms were raised on podiums. Wheelchairs were pushed, and parents cheered. A principal asked, "Were you nervous?" An announcer said, "You were born ready." A runner ran so hard that his shoes popped off. Special Olympics t-shirts read: "Let's root for each other", "I'm One in a Minion" and "Dad of Two Autistic Warriors."
Visitors stopped to see the USS United States ship at the port of Mobile. One had a shark's mouth tattoo around her elbow. Another had a "Real Life Mermaid" sticker on the truck she bought when she sold her house; she once welded ships and made salvage dives for the Army. She called herself "a five jump chump that only made four.”
On this day, Cold AC was written on a truck for sale. A skeleton waved from the front of a Jeep. Stories were told about becoming homeless because of long COVID and repairing electrical equipment in a war many pushed aside. A van was given to a mom who completed a homeless program.
White tung tree blossoms with pink throats covered the ground. Jason Isbell talked about decisions that led him to peace.
On this day, a cardinal sang on a power line-red body against the blue sky. Mosquitoes and snakes returned, and pollen was swept from porch screens. A bike with a tire pump on the front and a duct-taped seat leaned against an interstate median, and a gold hoverboard was left at a park.
Human clothes and puppets were loaded into a theater for a Sesame Street show.
