Category Archives: Southern Culture

This Week’s Southernism, Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“It’s in our soul to have Mardi Gras.” — Arthur Hardy   Mardi Gras Beads: Albert Herring/CC 2.0

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DOWN YONDER

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Gary Wright

  Down Yonder by Gary Wright   “. . . when the folks get the news don’t worry ‘bout the hullaballoo.” — Del Woods Southern speak is that original smorgasbord of words — some made up —  body gestures, facial … Continue reading →

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A Southern Raisin’

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Gary Wright

A Southern Raisin’by Gary Wright Southerners have mastered picking, choosing and rationalizing better than their own mother’s fried chicken recipe. — Maggie Young Looking back on my life, I realize that my southern raisin’ was an extraordinary occurrence granted to … Continue reading →

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SYMBOLS

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Joe Goodell

SYMBOLS by Joe Goodell The term “symbol” is derived from the Greek “symbolon,” a pledge or sign by which one infers something abstract. A good example is the symbolic Bulldog which aptly infers the “Go Dawgs” spirit of Mississippi State … Continue reading →

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Divine Little League

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Tom Lawrence

Once again, we’re hoping to bring some cheer to Tom Lawrence—founder of Front Porch Press, LLC, our parent company—as he experiences this difficult time in his life. This is one of his charming stories (mostly true) that gives some insight … Continue reading →

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The Canton Ladies’ Club

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Tom Lawrence

Tom Lawrence is the founder of Front Porch Press LLC, Porchscene’s parent company. Tom is currently quite ill, so to honor him, I’d like to reprint one of his earlier posts. The story is based in fact, with only slight embellishment from … Continue reading →

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okra, grits, and YES, MA’AM, PLEASE!

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

okra, grits, and YES, MA’AM, PLEASE! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter A lot of outsiders think we’re a peculiar strain of folks down here in the Deep South. We move a little slower, we eat alien stuff like okra and grits, … Continue reading →

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