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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, May 7, 2018

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence. — Flannery O’Connor   Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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The Great Depression—Not Always Depressing

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Gary Wright

The Great Depression—Not Always Depressing by Gary Wright Fun can always be found where you look for it. The Great Depression of the 1930’s was, in many ways, the darkest time in the modern world. From 1929 until 1939 the … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 23, 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“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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FLOUR SACK CLOTHES

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Gary Wright

Flour Sack Clothes by Gary Wright “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — F.D. Roosevelt Times were tough during the depression of the 1930’s. Throughout American history there have been economic downturns, bank panics, recessions and … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 16, 2018

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“The spring of that year had been a long queer season. Things began to change and Frankie did not understand this change. After the plain gray winter, the March winds banged on the windowpanes, and clouds were shirred and white … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 9, 2018

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Life can surprise you. You want something with every ounce of blood that flows in your veins, and then one day it’s yours. Right there before you. Everything. You break out in a cold sweat with the undeniable realization that … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 2, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow the same basic template, which is, fundamentally, no matter what the circumstance, Southern … Continue reading →

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APPALACHIA

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Gary Wright

Appalachia by Gary Wright Appalachia: rich land, rich people. Old Black Appalachian Trail, Great Smokey Mountains, Tennessee      There is an exceptional place partially inside the boundaries of the South where people do not speak with a southern twang … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, March 26, 2018

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“I think that without the South this nation would have no soul. The South is the soul of this country. That’s the truth.” —Trace Adkins,  country music artist   Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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Tacky! Tacky! Tacky!

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Tacky! Tacky! Tacky! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter I’ve had to moderate my Facebook activity lately because it causes my already clogged arteries to constrict. But, yesterday I was scrolling through my feed, when I came upon a comment from someone … Continue reading →

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