Just a House
My travels to Chicago were supposed to be straightforward. I was going to drive straight up from my place outside of Nashville, no big deal. But then I found out […]
Mother’s Day 2026
I had my precious Tori 32 days after I turned 20. My sweet Erin came to me 1,311 days later, four months before I turned 24. I thought I was […]
Siouxie’s Peepshow
These photos are dreadfully disappointing compared to the memory to which they are attached. Let me explain. The visuals of this show were extraordinary and are forever burned into me […]
Things that Matter
There was a time, a little over a decade ago, when I had this overwhelming feeling that I needed to make an enormous change. My little grandbaby was brand new […]
The Supporting Cast
I’ve heard a lot of people say, “You’re only as good as your last win.” I think, though, that you’re only as good as those you surround yourself with, who […]
Notes from a Passenger
I have so often thought of the story of the Phoenix, and how necessary it sometimes feels to just burn all the way down and start over, rebuild, come back […]
ND Goes to NYC 2008
When I first started writing for National Dragster in 2007, one of the things I was really excited about was the travel. I wanted as much racing and adventure as […]
Saturday in December
He crossed in front of me on the way to the porch, a whiskey and cigar in hand, and I thought I could resist. I could not, in fact, resist. […]
Kelly Wade 