The Call — Christmas Albums These records say Christmas to me, but even more than Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, or Bing Crosby singing “Silver Bells,” I hear my dad crooning it. The Response: A Journey — Jessica One of my favorite childhood poems, it was startling to see her name on the road sign. But […]

The Call: Lunch on the Road — Jessica Lunch at Bryant Stadium at UA while my oldest son did the tour. Response: Cookies, Please — Cheryl Stella’s go-to meal is brown rice bread: “Two slices, toasted, with peanut butter, the crusts cut off, like a sandwich.” Given the choice, though, she’d take cookies any day.