Monthly Archives: November 2013

THANKSGIVING 1951 by Tom Lawrence, Part 2

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

(Editor’s Note: This is the second part to Tom Lawrence’s “Thanksgiving 1951” short story. The first part was posted Wednesday November, 27th, and can be found in our November 2013 archives) There was also a dish of oyster dressing, ala … Continue reading →

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THANKSGIVING 1951 – A Story by Tom Lawrence (Part 1)

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

(Editor’s Note: We will be posting this short story in two parts. Part two will post on Friday, November 29) The alarm clock taped to the headboard started to clang just after five am. The November 21 edition of the … Continue reading →

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Hog Killing Time by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

On most southern farms, in days gone by, the first cold snap signaled the end of summer vegetables and the annual hog killing season. Hog killings were very much a time for friends and family to gather. Thanksgiving Day was one … Continue reading →

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Artful Lodging

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

A large green penguin might deliver the New York Times to your door at 21C Museum Hotel in Bentonville, Arkansas. A flock of the whimsical plastic birds dwell there, and are only one piece of the extensive art collection that … Continue reading →

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Conecuh Sausage Company

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Tom Lawrence

On occasion I try to adopt an “attitude of gratitude.” Recently, I found myself counting my blessings about my life in general, and more specifically, the fact that I live in a great small town, tucked away in America’s Deep … Continue reading →

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A Jewel in the Southern Crown

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

In the woods of the Ozarks, an unlikely location for a world-class museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is exactly that. Until recently, Bentonville, Arkansas was known only as the headquarters for the Wal-Mart Empire, but the top-notch museum … Continue reading →

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My Mississippi by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Editor’s Note: We are excited to introduce an new contributor to PorchScene! Patricia Neely-Dorsey is a native of Mississippi and a poet. Her first submission introduces us to her love of her home state. Ms. Neely-Dorsey has written two collections … Continue reading →

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