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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, July 30, 2018

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” —Eudora Welty   Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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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, June 11, 2018

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, May 21, 2018

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“We Southerners live at a leisurely pace, and sharing our hospitality with our family, friends, and the stranger within our gate is one of our greatest joys.” — Winifred G. Cheney     Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter 

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, May 14, 2018

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans.  Everywhere else is Cleveland.”   — Tennessee Williams

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, April 30, 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port of call. — Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides     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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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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