Category Archives: Contributors

GOODBYE TO A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

GOODBYE TO A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN Jim Eikner In the summer of 1955, my sister, who was 14 years my senior, went on her first date with the man who would become her life-long partner. This occasion would have scarcely been … Continue reading →

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Gingerbread Men—for the fun of it! By Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Mary Prater

Gingerbread Men— for the fun of it! By Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield Years ago, my mother got a yen for English afternoon tea and was given a cookbook with recipes for scones, gingerbread, biscuits etc., which you’d expect to serve … Continue reading →

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SOUTHERN BUCKET LIST

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Mary Prater

Southern Bucket List by Gary Wright A few alligators are naturally of the vicious type and inclined to resent it when you prod them with a stick.. You can find out which ones these are by prodding them. -Will Cuppy … Continue reading →

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SPREADIN’ THE BLUES

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

SPREADIN’ THE BLUES By Deborah Fagan Carpenter Otha Turner’s Barn Their Mississippi roots run deep, and their Mississippi musical roots run even deeper. They’re the North Mississippi Allstars, and with a style heavily influenced by those roots, but uniquely their … Continue reading →

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THE “S” IN MISSISSIPPI

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

THE “S” IN MISSISSIPPI By Joe Goodell Katherine Lee Bates got it right. America is beautiful, as is Mississippi. Her poem describing the wonders of our magnificent country later joined Samuel A Ward’s hymn, America the Beautiful, to become a … Continue reading →

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THE YEAR WAS 1947

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Mary Prater

THE YEAR WAS 1947 By Tom Lawrence   My friend Billy and I were walking home from school on a warm October afternoon in 1947. The aroma of burning leaves filled the air, and there was just the hint of … Continue reading →

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Scars Are Tattoos with Better Stories

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Mary Prater

Scars Are Tattoos with Better Stories By Mollie Smith Waters I collect magnets. I have a wall in my house that has a magnetic board where I display them. Most of the magnets are from places I’ve visited, and over … Continue reading →

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DON’T FORGET ABOUT SANTA! Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Mary Prater

DON’T FORGET ABOUT SANTA! By Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield Every region has its historic recipes, but we Southerners boast of some pretty good stuff coming out of our kitchens. Many of us are fortunate to have great recipes handed down … Continue reading →

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Holiday Dinner à la New Orleans

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Mary Prater

  Holiday Dinner à la New Orleans By Deborah Fagan Carpenter Christmas in New Orleans is much like celebrations of any kind in the Big Easy—scrumptious food is front and center! The unique southern city is brimming with celebrity chefs, … Continue reading →

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Barren Alley By Chip Burson

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Mary Prater

Barren Alley  By Chip Burson Why, pray tell, did they call it barren? Cloudless and just warming with the pent up energy of an oddly Spring-like November morning, this lovely bower walk hid all the history; every spilled drop of … Continue reading →

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