Echols: Memories of childhood mysteries better left undisturbed
The Enchanted Forest, Adventure River, The Wonder Bread factory and all the things that “brought me memories filled with laughter and delight.”
Candace Echols
Candace Echols writes whatever she notices as she goes about her daily life. Living that way has landed her bylines in National Geographic, Garden and Gun, The Gospel Coalition, Southern Living, golf.com, Cowboys and Indians, Common Good, Risen Motherhood, and others. Someday, she hopes to have a writing cottage in Oxford, England or Oxford, Mississippi; either will be just fine. Candace and her husband live with their children in Midtown Memphis.
There are 160 articles by Candace Echols :
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October 2022
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Guest Columnists Echols: If I left Memphis, I’d be trading one kind of venom for another
“There is a unique splendor here that is unique in comparison with any place I’ve ever been. It’s found in the bare and beautiful faces of so many folks who make up this space, and in the way they live in community with one another — even when it’s hard.”
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Guest Columnists Echols: Seeing the scar and the beauty all at the same time
After their seemingly perfect life crumbled, my parents — who run Jones Orchard — bounced back because of a tested and proven walk with God.
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Guest Columnists Opinion: Dealing with a time when ‘nothing is normal, nothing is right’
For a city reeling from trauma, “Nothing is normal. Nothing is right. You’re not yourselves and really, neither is anyone around you. Maybe not anyone in all of Memphis.”
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May 2022
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Memphis Grizzlies Mama Bear: How Ziaire Williams’ mom shifts between probation officer and pro parent
“Basketball is not all that he is. It’s just what he does,” Marquita Williams said. “As his mom, I get him away from all of that. It’s about finding a balance, just like it is in anything.”
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Memphis Grizzlies Mama Bear: How Jaren Jackson Jr.'s mom used her own upbringing to inspire his
“If things were optional at school — things like the science fair or spelling bees — they were not optional in our house,” said Terri Carmichael Jackson.
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Memphis Grizzlies Mama Bear: How Kyle Anderson’s mom helped her son to the NBA
“We never let anyone get a big head in our family. Everyone played a sport,” said Suzanne Anderson, mother of five.
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Memphis Grizzlies Mama Bear: Brandon Clarke’s mom knew he was destined for the NBA, even as a toddler
“Canada didn’t have the opportunities for him that the U.S. offered. I knew what I had to do and I followed my heart,” says Whitney Triplett.
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April 2022
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Guest ColumnistsGuest column: Let’s take care of one another
“In honor of our five starters, I’d like to offer five ways Memphians could learn from our Grizz, hone our niches and find ways to work and play together.”
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March 2022
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Guest ColumnistsGuest Column: An open letter to John Konchar
“All of that aside, John K., it’s no mystery to me why the crowd goes crazy when you get in the game,” says Candace Echols in her open letter to the Grizzlies player.
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