A Nashville collection

Nashville DreamsLast week, I was stocking groceries in Freedom, Alabama.

This week, I live in Nashville, Tennessee, about to take the stage at the famous Bluebird Cafe.Sounds fantastic, doesn't it?

Only one problem: I've got stage fright.But after years of being ruled by fear and hiding from my dream, I confronted my limited reality and left home.

Forget the hometown hunk who wants to make me queen of his doublewide trailer.

Forget Momma's doubt-inspiring tirade. I can make it in Music City . . . can't I?So I took a leap of faith, gathered my old guitar, my notebook full of songs, and packed up my '69 Chevy pickup.

Look out NashVegas!With the help of some new friends, especially handsome Lee Rivers, my dream is about to find the light of day.

But as I face my first night at the Bluebird Cafe, I realize . . . I might just do what comes naturally: Look for the nearest exit and run!Nashville SweetheartWhat do you do when the past you've been dodging shows up at your door with cameras rolling?Aubrey James ruled the charts as the queen of country for over a decade.

She'd rocketed to fame in the shadow of her parents' death-both of them pioneers in gospel music.

But while her public life-high-profile romances and fights with Music Row execs-made for juicy tabloid headlines, the real and private Aubrey has remained a media mystery.When a former band member betrays Aubrey's trust and sells an "exclusive" to a tabloid, the star knows she must go public with her story.

But Aubrey's private world is rocked when the Inside NashVegas interviewer is someone from her past-someone she'd hoped to forget.All the moxie in the world won't let this diva run any longer.