Delta Bohemian Seminars:Book Study ofImmanuel: Reflections on the Life of ChristBy Michael Card The Delta Bohemian® is pleased to announce our second (2nd) book study in the Delta Bohemian Book Study series. Our first seminar focused on “The Secret History” by Pulitzer Prize winner and Mississippi author, Donna Tartt.
The Good Samaritan, an Ass-Whuppin’, and Long Hairs in Church – VIDEO
July 17, 2022 Leave a Comment
Hey, man. This is Chilly Billy Howell and I’m out yakkin’ on Alcorn Island in the middle of the Moon in my Gitche Manitou Mystic Moonglow Stellar S16G2. I was filming with the GoPro but it got too hot. Imagine that. It is over 100° heat index. I’ve been thinking about The Good Samaritan. Madge and I […]
Addict Talks To Himself About Addiction – VIDEO
July 17, 2022 2 Comments
I wasn’t going to share anything today but I have an unction. I have been thinking about addiction today. I think about that all the time. If you are an addict and you don’t think about addiction then you are probably going to get in trouble. There are a million things I could say, but what […]
Muggeridge, Lust, Lepers, Freedom and Spirituality – VIDEO
July 16, 2022 Leave a Comment
Today, my erstwhile kinsman, Malachi Montroy, who travels with me solo when we kayak, wrote, “we haven’t even begun to see the beginning of woes.” That is not because he is excited about it, and it ain’t because he is a prophet. But you can look at things in the natural and see that there […]
My Last Meal At The Fabled Ranchero
June 4, 2022 Leave a Comment
My last meal at the fabled Ranchero was on April 16, 2022. The Ranchero was started by Nelms Mitchell in 1959, the year before my birth! Chris Green, dedicated daughter and descendant, has kept it alive and flourishing during good times and difficult times! I love Chris! Truly, categorically, and indubitably the kindest, always […]
Chilly Billy Jack and the Crack Pipe (Video)
February 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
In the following spontaneous video “Chilly Billy and The Crack Pipe,” I ruminate on a 70’s classic movie, “Billy Jack” and how a scene in the film came to mind upon hearing about the United States government’s recent plan to provide crack pipes to addicts and to have injection sites so they can shoot up […]
Tribute to Mark Benson by Chilly Billy (Video)
February 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
In the attached video Chilly Billy pays tribute to our friend, Mark Benson, and his great love for Clarksdale and the MS Delta.
Spontaneous Pontifications on Poets, Writers, and the Snarky!
January 25, 2022 Leave a Comment
VIDEO IN POST In the attached video I spontaneously pontificate on poets, writers and snarky folks whose derision quite frankly pisses me off. I share aloud, of admitted zero import, some internal thought processes into the workings of a reticulated Delta Bohemian mind.
American Dirt: Left and Right
January 17, 2022 2 Comments
Chilly Billy spontaneously responds to the impact of a book recommended by his daughter with a post titled, “American Dirt: Left and Right!” VIDEO IN POST Discussion revolves around reaction to a comment made on social media regarding what I should and should not read based on the commenter’s presuppositions referencing my reading American Dirt.
Spontaneous Thoughts on Birth and Rebirth
January 15, 2022 2 Comments
Spontaneous Thoughts on Birth and Rebirth by Chilly Billy Howell, a Thankful Grandfather VIDEO IN POST Spontaneous thoughts on birth and rebirth by a thankful Grandfather lead this thankful Christian to a continued awareness of the miracles surrounding us at all times.
Spontaneous Reflections on an Addict’s J.I.H.A.D and Agrarian Living
January 10, 2022 Leave a Comment
(VIDEO IN POST) Chilly Billy spontaneously reflects on an addict’s J.I.H.A.D. and agrarian living while herfing a stogie. Living in the Southern part of the United States in rural, row-crop regions allows for reflection and contemplation not often found in urban, big-city communities. Though not a huge fan of acronyms, J.I.H.A.D. spoke to this addict/alcoholic […]
Ruminating on the Passing of a Friend
January 9, 2022 6 Comments
(V I D E O I N P O S T) Life and the loss of it are a given; yet, for the living, the passing of a friend is a painful part of living. Often, I spontaneously reflect on life and death in the Mississippi Delta! As an addict, an alcoholic and a fairly […]
A Deeper Delta Look-See and Happy 2022
December 31, 2021 7 Comments
A deeper Delta look-see with Chilly Billy and Happy 2022! (V I D E O I N P O S T) Some days and years feel like my cigar, “Días de Gloria” (Glory Days), and some days and years don’t! Death and heartbreak for loved ones and friends seems more poignant and visceral […]
Hang Your Holiday Hats at Hopson Commissary
October 2, 2020 Leave a Comment
The world has changed; that’s a fact! From large cities to rural gems—like Clarksdale—economies and social structures have taken a hit due to Covid-19 and “all the stuff, real and imagined” resulting from its presence! Hopson Commissary, a longtime historical treasure in the North Mississippi Delta, is changing too; but open in the fall on […]
Ides of May – Poem by Chilly Billy Howell
May 16, 2020 1 Comment
Ides of May A poem by Chilly Billy Howell Ides of MayWhat a day Docked sans a bang Easin’ in ‘neath the chin Six feet from the virus
ODE TO A FALLEN KOKOPELLI
May 4, 2020 Leave a Comment
Ode to a fallen Kokopelli My heart is sheered A sentinel shattered Oh Watcher of the Wake Why have you fallen? How long you stood Genuflected and bent Eyeing your charges Guarding their rest
Peace Will Calm The Waters – Poem by Chilly Billy Howell
January 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
Peace Will Calm The Waters A poem by Chilly Billy Howell Awakened at threeGroaning at meWaves lapping the tenuous shorelineStartled by soundScary and boundBy nothing shackled or tetheredLong the leaf that flies at night
Ode to The Tank Man – A poem by Chilly Billy Howell
January 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
Ode to The Tank Man A poem by Chilly Billy Howell Tank Man is the name ascribed to the unidentified Chinese man who stood blocking the departure of tanks from Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. The photo was taken by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press. What happened to this brave soul is […]
Confronting Demons and Dealing with Addiction
December 28, 2019 Leave a Comment
A good friend from a former life, whom I have stayed in touch via social media, recently shared the following message with me regarding confronting demons and dealing with addiction. While smoking a cigar in the backyard, I typed out my response on an iPhone! There is nothing original or sage in my reply to […]
THE SECRET HISTORY – Delta Bohemian Seminars Book Study Weekend
November 15, 2019 Leave a Comment
Delta Bohemian Seminars: Book Study of Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History” “A haunting, compelling, and brilliant piece of fiction….Packed with literary allusion and told with a sophistication and texture that owes much more to the nineteenth century than to the twentieth.” — The Times (London) “A huge, mesmerizing, galloping read, pleasurably devoured…..Gorgeously written, relentlessly erudite.” […]
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