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Sunday Dinner

June 21, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

Sunday dinner has always been more than a meal. It was the weekly pause button, the one guaranteed moment when the world slowed down long enough for everybody to sit in the same room and […]

Appalachian: The Word That Separates Locals from the Lost

June 20, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

Sometimes “that” word will catch my ear. I might hear it in a grocery store line or from a tourist studying a map like it’s written in code. Or maybe I’ll hear it on a […]

Before Apps, We Had Johnny Wood

June 18, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

Growing up around the Tri‑Cities, you didn’t just watch the weather. You watched Johnny Wood. He was as much a part of our mornings as the smell of coffee drifting through the house or the […]

Watermelons Just Aren’t As Good As they Used to Be

June 18, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

After a long, hot week at work, my body decided it was time for fresh fruit. Not a polite suggestion either. More like a craving that grabbed me by the collar and marched me straight […]

Surviving Sunday Service With a Purse the Size of a Buick

June 17, 2026 Mickey Lee Comments Off

There was a time when every church had at least three old ladies whose purses were less handbags and more portable command centers. You could have survived a long weekend in the woods with whatever […]

About Mickey Lee

I grew up in the hills of Southwest Virginia, where front porches were the heart of everyday life, and that easy rhythm still shapes the way I see the world. Front Porch Philosophy is my place to share the small‑town stories, memories, and porch‑side wisdom that come from listening, watching, and living close to the mountains. My writing is simple, honest, and rooted in the people and places that raised me, and if any of it feels familiar, pull up a chair and stay awhile.