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Christmas in the Trenches    
By Nancy Karrick Published in “atmore” magazine, December 2018 I had the opportunity to meet folk singer John McCutcheon in the late 1980s while we were living in Atlanta. I was attending a children’s literature class at Oglethorpe University and our speaker for the day was Carmen Deedy. On that particular day, Carmen had brought along her husband, John McCutcheon, to help load and unload her boxes of children’s  books…
Offering Comfort
by BONNIE BARTEL LATINO   Former Atmore resident, the Reverend William Blackburn recently heard that I have not been well for quite some time. In early May, the Southern Baptist minister from Fort Smith, Arkansas sent me a most delightful and inspirational gift. The present is an audio CD of William reading selected Psalms with glorious background music. I find it comforting and relaxing. Having grown up in Atmore with…