AI Grok Overview of Wrestling with Wisdom at the Crossroads: Billy Howell Reflects
AI Grok Overview of Wrestling with Wisdom at the Crossroads Wrestling with Wisdom at the Crossroads: The Aphorisms and Poems of Malachi Montroy, published in December 2025 by Rose & Pearl Publishing, LLC, is a self-reflective collection authored by Chilly Billy Howell under his pen name, Malachi Montroy. Illustrated by Madge Marley Howell, the book compiles original aphorisms (short, insightful sayings) and poems that emerged from Howell’s personal musings, often shared initially on the Delta Bohemian platform. Described as a “devotional companion” in promotional materials, it blends introspection, faith, and humor to guide readers through life’s pivotal moments—or “crossroads.” With its roots in the Mississippi Delta’s cultural and spiritual landscape, the … [Read More...]
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ANTHONY WILSON & MATT ROLLINGS HOME CONCERT
The Delta Bohemians present ANTHONY WILSON & MATT ROLLINGS in a Clarksdale White House Home Concert Series on Friday, May 10th at 7:30PM 325 W 2nd Street, Clarksdale Serendipity brought me together with Anthony Wilson. He was a guest at the Clarksdale White House. As I was telling him about our Home Concert Series, he mentioned that he was a musician. I said, maybe … [Read More...]
USA Today Best Historic Small Town Contest Nominates Clarksdale
USA Today Best Historic Small Town Readers' Choice Award Contest nominates Clarksdale. We are excited Clarksdale is in the running out of a total of 20 nominees!!! They will select the Top 10 from this list. The race is on to get our votes in and help our beloved home town, the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Clarksdale, shine in a national and international light! … [Read More...]
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues
Mama & Mia Meeting Red & The Delta Blues By Chilly Billy Includes Photo Gallery Two tours shy of conducting our 400th Delta Bohemian Tour, I had the unequivocal pleasure of touring some righteous tourists this week. The coup de grace was giving a tour to nine-year-old North Carolina native Mia along with her Mama, Jenny. For her third-grade music project, Mia chose Mississippi with an … [Read More...]
The 10 Best Sightseeing Tours in Mississippi
We had no idea our Delta Bohemian Tours had been selected by Best Things Mississippi as one of "The 10 Best Sightseeing Tours in Mississippi!" until recently. We feel humbled and honored to be on this Top 10 list. We appreciate writer Amy Gremillion's hard work for Best Things Mississippi. We also want to thank Richard Bolen for sharing this good news on his ClarksdaleNews … [Read More...]
At Our Creator’s Beckon
At Our Creator's Beckon West ‘cross the bay Gatsby doth pray Beseeching summer’s solstice The winter’s moon Cries loud the loon Turn just a wee bit faster … [Read More...]
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 investigative journalism had the potential to ignite a race war in America. Truth matters; and if it ain’ the Truth, then it ain’ right! Planting injustice and associating with angry people … [Read More...]
Petulant Peter
PETULANT PETER Petulant Peter Has no meter When measuring disrelish To fuss and fume Opaque the room Painted by his displeasure … [Read More...]
Delta Magazine Annual Tourism Issue 2019
DELTA MAGAZINE ANNUAL TOURISM ISSUE 2019 INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY AND LINKS TO MANY BUSINESSES By Magical Madge Finding the newest Delta Magazine in our mailbox is always a treat and the current Annual Tourism Issue does not disappoint! Publisher Scott Coopwood and Editor Cindy Coopwood have created a gem to cherish and enjoy sharing with others who love the Mississippi Delta. … [Read More...]
Having It All on Any Given Wednesday Afternoon
The sensible Southern writer and philosopher Walker Percy while extensively and presciently musing on the modern malaise of man wrote the following: "But something is wrong…He has settled everything except what it is to live as an individual. He still has to get through an ordinary Wednesday afternoon. . . . What does this man do with the rest of the day? The rest of his life?" Even if one has … [Read More...]
DISEASE OF MORE
DISEASE OF MORE Disease of More Is not just lore— Cunning, baffling, conniving … [Read More...]
Je Ne Sais Quoi of Ocean Springs and Walter Anderson
INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY “In order to realize the beauty of man we must realize his relation to nature.” --Walter Inglis Anderson Ocean Springs? Hell, I didn’t even know where it was until a few years ago. Now, it is my favorite place to visit. … [Read More...]
Cowered by the Lying Tongue
Cowered by the Lying Tongue Cowered by the lying tongue Nabobs run amok Spewing incendiary phlegm Couched in the specious Thinking I am alone. Alone not we Gentler combatants Truckled by evil intent Fearing our hearts become the same Kick against the goads we must To stay alive and free Towering Titans above us Yet far below Lusting after that Their own hands have … [Read More...]
Being Southern
Being Southern The first one said Went to my head I’m inherently lazy … [Read More...]
Crapping on Everything: A Game of Inches
No two people could possibly agree on the perfect halftime show, so too many of us crap all over it, as we do just about everything! Truly, a sad testimony of the wired gen. Social media, which I reckon I am egregiously using now, and the immediacy of every-person-a-sage mentality ensure that pretty much everything we should be thankful for—in a country blessed by an embarrassment of riches and … [Read More...]
Consumed by Him the Addict
Consumed by Him the Addict A time to think A time to drink Better to seek the prior Combustion said Goes to the head Of the seeking outlier … [Read More...]
Justifiable Resentment Dangers
Justifiable resentment may be one of the most dangerous non-tangibles we can possess; though tangible when nurtured. Psychology Today defines resentment as negative feelings, basically ill will, toward someone or something that emanates from the past. Resentment is the re-experiencing of past injustices — real or perceived — and the old feelings of anger connected to them. … [Read More...]
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River
Caught in an Eddy by Mark River Introduction by Slim Gravy in italics There are a few folks in the lives of most who are always a welcome sight to see and whose words, demeanor and affectation always bless. My friend, Mark River Peoples, along with his friend and mentor, John Ruskey, are two such fellas. River, as he is called among those fortunate enough to know him, like Ruskey, is a … [Read More...]
Precision Farming Keeping Mississippi Delta Alive
Precision Farming or Precision Agriculture had its genesis in the early 1990’s with the technological introduction of GPS guidance for farm tractors. Due to the prohibitive rising cost of inputs in agriculture, it is increasingly imperative that farmers utilize every available research-based asset to maximize profits in an often profitless business—even on high production years given the … [Read More...]
Delta Business Journal 2018 Best Of The Best
Delta Business Journal, a monthly business magazine based out of Cleveland, Mississippi, posted an online ballot on their Facebook page and on their website for their Delta Business Journal 2018 Best of the Best. The votes were tallied and the winners were announced and listed in their December 2018 issue. … [Read More...]
Visit Natchez: A Must Do On The Great American Music Trail
Visit Natchez, a must do on the Great American Music Trail Natchez is an enchanting city located on the bluffs above America’s main vein, the mighty Mississippi River. Presently dealing with many of the conundrums of Southern cities historically tied to agriculture, oil, or dissipating industry, Natchez is not giving up the ghost. It is indeed a fine town and wonderful overnight place to … [Read More...]
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