Chilly Billy Considers
Reflections, conversations, and observations from the Delta
Ides of May – Poem by Chilly Billy Howell
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 March...
ODE TO A FALLEN KOKOPELLI
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...
Peace Will Calm The Waters – Poem by Chilly Billy Howell
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...
Ode to The Tank Man – A poem by Chilly Billy Howell
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...
Confronting Demons and Dealing with Addiction
Confronting Demons and Dealing with Addiction. Photo of Moon Lake by Chilly Billy Howell A good friend from a former life, whom I have stayed in touch via social media,...
THE SECRET HISTORY – Delta Bohemian Seminars Book Study Weekend
Donna Tartt Secret History Delta Bohemian Seminar 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...
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues
Mia meeting Red Paden Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues By Chilly Billy Includes Photo Gallery Two tours shy of conducting our 400th Delta Bohemian Tour, I...
Planting Injustice, Angry People and a Good Reputation
Planting Injustice, Angry People and a Good Reputation A false narrative recently initiated by a disgruntled actor and further propagated by most mainstream media outlets without a scintilla of old-school...
Being Southern
Being Southern. Turtle in the Mississippi Delta Being Southern The first one said Went to my head I’m inherently lazy She may be right And what a fright For one...