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Daphne Simpkins teaches writing at Auburn University at Montgomery. She has published over two hundred essays and short stories in a variety of periodicals (most often The Chicago Tribune) and two books: The Long Good Night (Eerdmans), a memoir about caregiving and Nat King Cole: An Unforgettable Life of Music, a biography of the Alabama-born singer for school children . . .
"A Mildred Budge Adventure: Every Hair on Your Head is Numbered" by Daphne Simpkins
It bothered Mildred Budge that the governor’s wife did not comb the back of her hair properly. Every time the woman came on TV, the camera caught the First Lady from the back, and her teased brown hair looked like a tumbleweed. Maybe the style was intentional. Messy hair seemed to be the norm, now. Maybe messy hair wasn’t really messy if it was considered a proper hairstyle. Mildred sighed, sending the question to that place in her brain where she stored recurrent ruminations that preoccupied her when insomnia hit--or maybe caused it . . .
Sometimes I'm so anxious to get my point across, that I forget that others feel the same. Over time, I've realized that if I take the time to listen, to really listen to others, they will take the time to listen to me . . . well . . .maybe . . . some of the time.
Recently, I was complaining to someone about the fact that people just don’t seem to listen to me. In the middle of my first sentence, the person turned away to talk to someone else. Truthfully, I found it rather amusing. While I was “telling” she was “showing,” proving my point better than I could with words.
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Alabama Author Daphne Simpkins
