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This Week’s Southernism, Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“A lively day, that Thanksgiving. Lively with on and off showers and abrupt sky clearings accompanied by thoughts of raw sun and sudden bandit winds snatching autumn’s leftover leaves.” —Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor     Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 22, 2021

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“A lively day, that Thanksgiving. Lively with on and off showers and abrupt sky clearings accompanied by thoughts of raw sun and sudden bandit winds snatching autumn’s leftover leaves.” ―Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor   Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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A selection from Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  My cousins had never married (Uncle B. had almost married, but his fiancée returned the engagement ring when she saw that sharing a house with three very individual spinsters would be part of the bargain); however, they boasted extensive … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 20, 2017

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“Bless You, O Lord, for the bounty of our table, the varied fruits we can be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day of a troubled year.” —The Thanksgiving grace by Uncle B., a character in Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor … Continue reading →

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