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CarmenSisson

If you give a mouse a cookie, you're probably going to be stuck with the little b*stard for a long time. #buyabettermousetrap 9:20 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
60 ways to print, view, and share #Instagram photos bit.ly/Lk8Nlv 6:12 PM May 20th via TweetDeck
Gems from grandma + 6-yr-old conversation: No girlfriend = gay. Girlfriend + no sex = gay. Girlfriend + bad sex = Girlfriend gone. #wtf 3:28 PM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone
Listening to a grandma discussing protected sex and pleasing women to a 6-year-old boy. And people ask what's wrong with Mississippi. 3:20 PM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone
Photographers: I'm looking for a camera/laptop backpack. Caveat: Must be easy access to shoot from. I'll mostly use w/o laptop. 2:07 PM May 20th via TweetDeck
Dear That/Which, Who/Whom, and Lay/Lie: I hate you all. #amwriting 9:03 PM May 17th via TweetDeck
Sorry for the ad, guys. I figured it was worth a try. If someone else wants to pay off my student loans, far be it from me to stop them. 3:37 AM May 15th via TweetDeck
.@SmarterBank is giving away up to $25,000 in #studentloan payments to #crushstudentdebt! bit.ly/IHFQ6z 3:36 AM May 15th via Tweet Button
Thanks for Mother's Day story RTs @thejeffclark @DispatchDave @ginniecody @JamesCarskadon @ebinfoworld @jdsullivan44 @elohi_unitsi 9:14 AM May 14th via TweetDeck
@photoshelter Yes, I quickly realized it was more user error than anything. (As usual). Thanks for the response. 9:08 AM May 14th via TweetDeck in reply to photoshelter
@photoshelter I know you all have worked hard on the upgrade, and I appreciate what you do. I let frustration get the best of me. 9:07 AM May 14th via TweetDeck in reply to photoshelter
@photoshelter Web version gets stuck saying "processing" and at bottom "0/1 uploaded." But they're uploaded, so it's ok. Just a glitch. 9:06 AM May 14th via TweetDeck in reply to photoshelter
@photoshelter Ah, I figured it out. I shouldn't have griped. Uploading from desktop loader is easy and perfect. Web version seems... [1/2] 9:05 AM May 14th via TweetDeck in reply to photoshelter
Photo gallery of images from Corinth, Mississippi bit.ly/K8GXbc #photography #Mississippi 7:17 PM May 13th via TweetDeck
Am I the only person who absolutely hates the @photoshelter changes? Uploading is a nightmare now. It never shows complete. 1:48 PM May 13th via TweetDeck
101 #Mississippi Places to see before you die bit.ly/KklaCX 1:44 PM May 13th via TweetDeck
My Mother's Day story for @CDispatch: Mother battles 3-year-old's rare genetic disorder with bandages and love. bit.ly/KXSmBm 10:49 AM May 13th via TweetDeck
There was a time when I thought I was too stupid to write about the state Legislature. I've learned a hell of a lot in one year. 8:11 PM May 1st via TweetDeck
I want to find an excuse to go back to Grand Isle, La. It's hands-down my favorite get-away-from-the-world place. I should pitch a story ... 9:06 AM Apr 30th via Twitter for iPhone
I've become so enamored with the Kindle Fire, I no longer want to leave the house; I just want to read all day. Is this normal? 11:05 AM Apr 28th via Twitter for iPhone

Name Carmen Sisson
Location Columbus, Mississippi
Web http://www.carmen...
Bio Writer. Photographer. Journalist. National correspondent, wannabe cowgirl, incorrigible tumbleweed. Making sense of the South, one story at a time.