Poor Williams Whims

Faith, struggle, and reflections from the margins

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Delta Bohemian!!!!

Clarksdale, MississippiMagical Madge and I want to thank our Business Partners (check ‘em out on our website), our Subscribers (if you haven't subscribed do it now. It's free!), and folks—near and...
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Money Gruber

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi RADIOLAND VIDEO about Money Grubbin' with a shout out to Jonathan Gruber Sometimes ya just gotta see the humor in things in order not to cry...
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Clarksdale Garden Club and an Old Nun Prayer

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi I did it! I attended a meeting of the Clarksdale Garden Club! My lovely wife, Magical Madge Marley Howell, invited me to tag along and help...
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IT Will Get You if You Let IT

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi A RADIOLAND VIDEO IT! What IT is? IT is what IT is! That’s IT! But also, IT is a personal, genderless, subjective or objective pronoun. IT...
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Mississippi Delta Snow Geese

By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi. (VIDEO) Deep browns surround Winter wheat sprouts verdant Spring not far, yet unseen Hope is lofty, but not restricted (more…)
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Time on the Mississippi River with Huck and Jim

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi   (VIDEOS with PHOTOS) “Is it necessary to cut rope and are your only true and trustworthy companions castaways?” John Ruskey, guiding a seminar discussion about...
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Poor William Loves Water – Hot or Cold

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi    (VIDEO!!) Hey Man, I just can’t seem to get enough water. Must be the Delta boy in me, or maybe it’s just the inherent need...
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Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down

By POOR WILLIAMCLARKSDALE, Mississippi  VIDEOS INCLUDED Spirit draggers, I can’t stand ‘em and yet I “are” one! My lovely wife Madge Marley Howell sang a powerful bluesy song during the...
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Matagorda Dringling

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi Recently, I had the privilege of taking a covey of local ladies, superbly seasoned with intellect, on a Delta Bohemian® Back Road Excursion. Identities can’t be...
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Celebrating Unity and Diversity in the Mississippi Delta

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!”  --  Psalm 133:1 The initial Delta Bohemian® tagline: Celebrating the Constancy and Diversity in the...
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Mississippi Delta Deer Feelin’ Groovy in a Soybean Field

By POOR WILLIAM Clarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) Huh? Great White North? Eh? I thought you were in the Deep Green South! Mr. Lil John, his audacious brother Bunny (Platoon), who will likely not...
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Stages of a Cotton Plant

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) We love cotton in the Mississippi Delta. We grow it, wear it, think about it, talk about it and are thankful for it. It is...
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