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Mississippi Bound by Joseph Goodell
Mississippi Bound by Joe Goodell With more demand than inquiry, but with earnest sincerity, I am frequently asked, “What brought you to Mississippi?” Late in September, the unrelenting summer sun, a hammer which regards Mississippi as its own private … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Joe Goodell
Tagged Joe Goodell, Mississippi Delta
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A Look at 2016
A Look at 2016 www.porchscene.com Our home—the South—is a beautiful, haunted, place that’s full of contradiction and mystery. Even those of us who have lived here for all or part of our lives have a hard time explaining it, or our … Continue reading
A Railroad Man
A Railroad Man by Joseph N Goodell North of Madison, past the Nissan plant and Canton through the thickening forest, Exit 133 directed me east to Vaughan, Mississippi. The brief drive along Vaughan Road is picturesque under a … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Joe Goodell
Tagged Cannonball Express, casey jones, Mississippi, Vaughan
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Southern Wonders and Curiosities
Southern Wonders and Curiosities Collected by Gary Wright “I done seen ‘bout everything when I saw an elephant fly,” — From Walt Disney’s movie, ‘Dumbo’ The American South is home to many large and small wonders; its colors and hues … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
Tagged Berry College, Bristol TN/VA, Flora-Bama Mullet Toss
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A Southern New Year’s Day Table by Joe Goodell
A look back at a 2015 New Year’s post by our Mississippi transplant, Joe Goodell! Happy New Year, Y’all!! A Southern New Year’s Day Table by Joe Goodell Prescribed by Southern tradition, and recommended for good luck throughout the year, … Continue reading
Phuh-KAHN Pie on the Southern Spread
The Southern Spread by deborah fagan carpenter Our culture, our history, our spirit, and our hospitality are some of the ingredients. Southern foods are heavily influenced by African, English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Native-American cuisine, and although most of them … Continue reading
Posted in Deborah Fagan Carpenter, Food Scene
Tagged Karo Syrup, Pecan Pie, southern cuisine, southern food
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Southerners seriously, it’s golf and whiskey in Scotland for us!
Southerners seriously, it’s golf and whiskey in Scotland for us! by Patsy R Brumfield Some folks love the castles and craggy terrain. But in Scotland, we also love the golf and whiskey. My son Will Bardwell, and I recently brought … Continue reading
OCTOBER 5th
The movie, “Free State of Jones,” was released Friday. It’s bound to be a lot bigger around here than in many neighborhoods, but it’s certainly worth making a trip to the cinema to see. It’s (1) a well written, acted … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Joe Goodell
Tagged exploring the south, Joe Goodell, Mississippi, southern culture, southern history
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CURIOUS NAMES
Curious Names by Joe Goodell The wags enjoy telling it to you straight: “What’s that y’r ask’n, son?” Wh’r do th’ names f’r Mi’ssippi towns come from? Why right off them wat’r tow’rs, that’s wh’r.” Pause. Guffaw! Such insightful wit … Continue reading
Namesake by Joe Goodell
Katrina was a natural disaster that ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and a man-made disaster that devastated the historic city of New Orleans. It was an epic event, whose aftermath revealed the very best in human nature — and the … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Joe Goodell
Tagged exploring the south, katrina, mississippi gulf coast, the south
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