East Nashville - Mandy Haynes

"Come talk to Donna."

on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 4 Comments

She had to decide right then what she was taking and what she was leaving. All her memories out there in the yard.

Gangs, Pain and Automobiles

on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 4 Comments

I met a boy. Another underage kid with some detailed, well done tattoos. He was sixteen, but big for his age. With his height and his tattoos he could easily pass for eighteen - or twenty, but when he smiled at me he looked like a little boy. A kid. He was nervous so I [...]

East Nasty Sweetness

on April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 By The Rube Raconteur 4 Comments

I fell in love with East Nashville when I was a little girl. We used to visit my aunt Helen at her little house on Powers Ave. back when Krispy Kreme was on the corner of Gallatin and Greenwood, the Family Wash was still in the old laundromat, and the thrift store was beside the [...]