Jimmy Reed

[em]Jimmy Reed is an Oxford, Mississippi resident, Ole Miss and Delta State University alumnus, Vietnam Era Army Veteran, former Mississippi Delta cotton farmer and ginner, author, and retired college teacher. Other books by Jimmy Reed include [strong]The Jaybird Tales[/strong]. Copies, including personalized autographs, can be reserved by notifying the author via email (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).[/em]

Most Recent Articles by Jimmy Reed:

The Greatest Gift Of All December 15, 2014
Corey threw his arms around his father and said, “It’s Dad — the greatest gift of all.”
The Comforter December 7, 2014
Greatest Christmas gifts of your life
Thank God, I’m Not PC December 1, 2014
'Basically' 'like' A complete breakdown in the ability to communicate efficiently and effectively...'You Know'
A Thankful Heart November 24, 2014
I vowed to banish from my life the weakness of taking for granted the countless blessings a loving, heavenly Father bestows upon me every day. I vowed to express my love for Him with what matters most: a thankful heart
Girls Raised In The South November 17, 2014
Yankee women don’t even come close to having the beauty, charm, personality, and intelligence of GRITS
Thank You! November 10, 2014
To a veteran, just simply say, “Thank you!”
Bureau-Creeps November 3, 2014
Bureaucrats are Bureau-Creeps: Practice legalized thievery to sate their atrocious appetite for control
So Fine Caroline October 27, 2014
Scary movies and a "gorgeous babe" holding my hand
Gittin’ Sumpin’ Fuh Nuttin’ October 20, 2014
Thaddeus, a hog farmer: Government money, unemployment benefits, entitlements, including food stamps for his 'non-farming'
Thou Art October 13, 2014
Learning to make every word count maximizes one’s ability to articulate — to paint with words
On The Inside October 6, 2014
Natural is always more beautiful than Unnatural
The Pied Pipers Of Perdition September 29, 2014
When combined earning of working folks becomes swill in the tax trough for tax-and-spend pigs, productivity at the private level fades away, more people depend on welfare and entitlements
Hit’s De Principle September 22, 2014
God watches how His children spend money
Youth Shows But Half September 15, 2014
Bill Cosby, Old Age, Creeping dementia
The Generosity Of Gander September 8, 2014
The population of Gander —10,400 at the time — turned out en masse to care for 10,500 stranded travelers.
Vis Pacem, Para Bellum September 2, 2014
If Americans want peace, they must prepare for war
Dey Might Bite August 25, 2014
Growing up on the Mississippi Delta
Gamble No More August 18, 2014
Jaybird knew that gambling, like cigarettes, can be addictive, and made sure I never became a gambler— by encouraging me to gamble
Had … Bad August 11, 2014
Boxcars on a spur
Sumpin’ To Look Forward To August 4, 2014
Mankind’s capacity for endurance
Don’t Never Listen To Women July 28, 2014
Rifle Practice, Listening to your Daughters, Saving a Cat
That $20 July 6, 2014
“Oh no you don’t."
It’s All About Resonance June 30, 2014
If you want to make the Dog Days of summer more tolerable, enjoy fresh, sweet, juicy watermelon
Hooray — Hennie’s Home! June 23, 2014
A Rhode Island Red and Life on the Mississippi Delta
The Darling Of Dunleith June 16, 2014
Life on the Misissippi Delta
Thanks, Screech May 19, 2014
Continued kindness overcomes self-pity
Trotline Bait May 11, 2014
Life on the Mississippi Delta
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom May 4, 2014
Not long ago, something happened that changed my attitude forever toward the woman who brought me into this world and raised me.
We Got Revenge April 27, 2014
Steal at your own risk
The Nut April 21, 2014
Fishing