THE REAL ATTICUS FINCH

THE REAL ATTICUS FINCH

Amasa Coleman Lee was the father of Harper Lee, author of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman.  He is acknowledged to be the model upon which the character, Atticus Finch, was based.  He was born in Georgiana, Alabama, and lived on a farm near...
Harper Lee’s Sister: Atticus In A Skirt

Harper Lee’s Sister: Atticus In A Skirt

Alice Finch Lee passed away in November of 2014.  She was the eldest of four children and the sister of (Nell) Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman. Alice Finch Lee lived an interesting life.  She was born in 1911.  She graduated from...
The Importance of Listening

The Importance of Listening

“When you talk you are only repeating what you know; but when you listen, you may learn something new.”                                                                                                                                                       –Dalai...
The One You Feed

The One You Feed

One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt,...