Slim Gravy
Stories, characters, and voices from the Delta
The Stir of Mockers
“Mockers can get a whole town agitated, but the wise will calm anger.” — Proverbs 29:8 Who is a mocker? Someone who ridicules, belittles or treats others with contempt. That’s who. It...
It Ain’t Snitchin’ if It’s True; It Ain’t Wrong if It’s Right
Det. M. Dawson, Det. G. Johnson, Det. C. Sledge, Asst. Chief Ramirez, Det. T. Hawkins Sr. It Ain’ Snitchin’ if It’s True; It Ain’ Wrong if It’s Right “When a...
God Bless Us Everyone: A Thanksgiving Missive
Thanksgiving at Martha Jane’s House “The surest route to wealth is to change one’s perception of wealth!” — Stated by a good friend in Recovery at an NA meeting last...
The Gift of Desperation
The Gift of Desperation by Slim Gravy “The Gift of Desperation: Painfully leaving on a jet plane, not knowing when I’d be back again, saved my life!” “Desperate ills need...
Cellophane Blues – By Slim Gravy
While in detox in a treatment center prior to being transferred to JourneyPure in Eastern TN, I was struggling one night with a roommate’s habit. Easily over-stimulated and often affected...
The Elephant’s Graveyard – A Poem Written in 3 Stages
THE ELEPHANT’S GRAVEYARD: TOO CLOSE TO THE SUN, TOO FAR FROM THE SON, RESTORED BY THE SON a poem written in three stages by Slim Gravy Elephant’s Graveyard – Slim...
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