Category Archives: Contributors

Southern Spring Poems by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Patricia Neely-Dorsey

    A sweet welcome to Spring in poems by PorchScene contributor, Patricia Neely-Dorsey.    

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Kathryn Tucker Windham, Alabama Storyteller

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Mary Dawson

“Alabama, they say, is like one big front porch where people gather on summer nights to tell tales and to talk family. Everybody, they say, is kin to everybody else – or knows someone who is. It’s a sprawling porch, … Continue reading →

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BIG B BBQ in Alexander City, Alabama by Tom Lawrence

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Tom Lawrence

Our regional exploration takes us up U.S 280 toward Birmingham at least twice a month. On the front end of the trip we often stop for an early morning Sausage McMuffin at the Alexander City McDonalds.  After a full day … Continue reading →

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Southfacin’ Cook’s Red Beans & Rice by Patsy Brumfield

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Patsy Brumfield

Hello, PorchScene visitors. I’m a near-retirement investigative reporter who got my first big job at the New Orleans Times-Picayune the same fall Ole Miss classmate Archie Manning came to the Saints. During my stint in NOLA, I learned what really … Continue reading →

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Life, Color, Comfort by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

So, we sprang forward last weekend, but spring didn’t come with us! Innovation may be necessary to combat the winter blahs, and a few simple decorating solutions may lift our spirits until we can actually get outside and start digging … Continue reading →

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Southfacin’ Cook: How to Make Southern Fried Chicken by Patsy R. Brumfield

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Patsy Brumfield

Surely, there’s nothing more “southern” than fried chicken, and it’s been my pleasure to enjoy some really good examples. My grandmother, the beautiful and willful Rosalie Dial, was one great fried-chicken cooker and taught me how. Over the years, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Responsible Binging by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Those petite, crafty purveyors of fat and sugar have made their annual appearance. Yes, it’s Girl Scout Cookie time. Not only are the enticing little badge wearers situated in front of many grocery stores, catching unsuspecting shoppers at their most … Continue reading →

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LOVE AMONG THE SUNBEAMS by Tom Lawrence

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Tom Lawrence

On a hot summer day in 1945 I was informed by my maternal grandmother, a devoted Christian Scientist, that I was about to become a “Sunbeam”.  At five years old I had no idea what she was talking about, but … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Judge the Art by the Chicken by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

An enormous silver chicken glistening in the pouring rain caught my eye as I motored down highway 231 near Brundidge, Alabama. The artistic fowl announced the existence of Art`wurks, located in an unassertive block building, and in which I assumed … Continue reading →

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For the Love of American Spirits – John Emerald Distilling Company

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Mary Prater

On any given day during juniper berry season, you can find Jimmy Sharp foraging for berries along the Selma highway trying to gather a year’s supply before the birds get them. The red cedar grows throughout the southeast and produces … Continue reading →

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