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Sundays Bring the Flies
Sundays Bring the Flies by Gary Wright Flies have a liking for the sweetest things on earth . . . and, the most foul. They usually eat one right after the other. Scenes of growing up in the rural South … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 23, 2018
“Rain finally stopped and now we have the beginning of summer. They say this was the longest rainy season in decades. Spring has been more like New York than Alabama.” — Albert Murray, writing from Tuskegee, Alabama, to Ralph … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, Albert Murray, exploring the south
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So He Built a Wall: Revisited
(Mr. Tom Hendrix passed away on February 24, 2017. He was 83 years old. To pay tribute to him and the amazing tribute HE paid to his great-great grandmother, we wanted to re-publish his story.) So He Built a Wall: … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South
Tagged alabama, Alabama's Top Spiritual Places, Environmental Art, Natchez Trace Stops, Tom Hendrix, Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 4, 2017
“It’s surprising how many threads are connected with religion and Southern history. You can’t talk about literature, politics _ anything Southern _ without talking about religion. If you want to study the South, you have to study religion.” —Southern … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, exploring the south, magnolia springs alabama, southern culture
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 7, 2017
“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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Tagged alabama, exploring the south, Jack Kerouac, southern culture
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Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain
Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain By Gary Wright Often, things are not as they seem; usually, but not always, more so than ever Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr. October 10, 1832–April 17, 1904 Widely known … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, exploring the south, Gary Wright, Mardi Gras, Mobile Mardi Gras, southern culture
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A FAR CRY
Part three of The Last Slave Ship. Click here to read part two. http://porchscene.com/2017/01/09/unbroken/ A Far Cry by Gary Wright An 1861 federal court case, the US v. Byrnes Meaher, was brought against Timothy Meaher and John Dabey, … Continue reading
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Tagged alabama, Gary Wright, southern history, The Last Slaver Ship
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Unbroken
Unbroken by Gary Wright “Unbroken” is part two in Gary Wright’s three-part series, “The Last Slaver Ship.” To read part one, “On a Distant Shore,” click here: http://porchscene.com/2016/11/28/on-a-distant-shore/ The rich, fertile savannah coastal area of West Africa became known as … Continue reading
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Tagged Africatown, alabama, black history, Gary Wright, slave history, southern history
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Merry Christmas, Navy!
Merry Christmas, Navy! By Gary Wright “Atta boy, Clarence,” —It’s a Wonderful Life In order to ascribe the fullest meaning to this story, you have to know that every word of the account is true. Christmas 2014 was a … Continue reading