Pauline Baird Jones

  • Oh You Fickle Memory

    Memory is so funny. And so unreliable. It’s not just an age thing. Okay, I don’t know that. It could be an age thing, but even before I got old, what I remembered didn’t always mesh with the people around me. For instance, there is this Legendary Family Story about the day my brother shot…

  • What Grabs Your Attention?

    I don’t know why, but I’m drawn to quaint, country churches. I always slow down when I go past them when I’m driving and crane to look until they are out of sight when I’m not driving. They draw my gaze, almost without exception. Is it their charm? Because they are quaint? Because the characters…