Monthly Archives: August 2017

OUR SPIRITUAL WATERING HOLE Carla Carlisle

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Carla Carlisle

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Texas as they endure nothing short of a disaster. The tragic events unfolding in towns and cities across the coast of Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey are a painful reminder of the devastation reeked … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 28, 2017

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

In “June Recital,” a story I wrote laid in a small Mississippi town in the 1930s, a lady comes home from a Rook party to tell her little son what they had to eat: “ ‘An orange scooped out and … Continue reading →

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3rd Civil War?

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Randall O'Brien

Because we find ourselves in such a grim, alarming environment, something of a positive, galvanizing nature seemed in order for this week’s post. The following poignant plea was written by Dr. Randall O’Brien to address our current events. He posted it on his Facebook page, and has graciously … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 21, 2017

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  “Walking the streets of Charleston in the late afternoons of August was like walking through gauze or inhaling damaged silk.”  ― Pat Conroy         Image: http://www.perfecthomecharleston.com/

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Sullivan’s Hollow

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Joe Goodell

Sullivan’s Hollow by Joe Goodell   The streams, Oakahay and Okatoma gathered strength from the creeks to become wider and deeper, while wandering their steady way through the future Smith County of Mississippi. It was a network of generous waterways, … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 14, 2017

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Mark my words. You’ll be back soon. The South’s got a lot  wrong with it. But, it’s permanent press and it doesn’t wear out.”    —Pat Conroy, Beach Music       Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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Travis of the Alamo

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Gary Wright

  Travis, of the Alamo By Gary Wright Follow the crowd, and you will never be followed by a crowd. — Unknown   On March 6, 1836, after a 13-day siege by an overwhelming force of more than 3,000 Mexican … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 7, 2017

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  “We got out of the car for air and suddenly both of us were stoned with joy to realize that in the darkness all around us was fragrant green grass and the smell of fresh manure and warm waters. … Continue reading →

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Black with Pepper

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Gary Wright

Black with Pepper Collected and Edited by Gary Wright   ‘Everybody is ignorant, just on different subjects‘— Will Rogers Some sayings, you only hear in the South, and sometimes even Southerners have never heard them. There are also things people … Continue reading →

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