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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 30, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency. I suspect that we are teetering on the edge of the abyss.” — John Kennedy … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, October 15, 2018

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“The dream which built America was the dream of a land where every man could believe what he wanted to believe and advocate what he wanted to advocate, and still be safe from the anger of those who disagreed.“ —William … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 27, 2018

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Ask me about my childhood, and I will tell you to walk to the edge of the woods with a choir of crickets chirping from every direction, a hot, humid breeze brushing through your hair, your feet, bare and callused. … Continue reading →

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We are the sum of all of our history and all of our progress.

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

We are the sum of all of our history and all of our progress. by Deborah Fagan Carpenter We are informed by our past, but we are not all stuck there. Time stands still; time produces evolution. Some things change; … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 20, 2018

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“It was hot; heat quivered up from the asphalt, giving to the familiar buildings about the square a nimbus quality, a quality of living and palpitant chiaroscuro.”   — William Faulkner, Light in August       Image: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 6, 2018

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”   Mark Twain — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth.” — William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying

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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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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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