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Poison Spring
Poison Spring by Gary Wright “. . . revenge turns to bitterness and bitterness is the worst poison . . . .” – Sarah Holman Near the town of Chidester, Arkansas, on April 18, 1864, a signal event played out … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
Tagged Arkansas, Chidester, Poison Spring
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 4, 2019
“Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.” —Cormac McCarthy Photo: Ulla Mansdorfer
Sundays Bring the Flies
Sundays Bring the Flies by Gary Wright Flies have a liking for the sweetest things on earth . . . and, the most foul. They usually eat one right after the other. Scenes of growing up in the rural South … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, June 17, 2019
A true Southerner will never say in two-three words what can better be said in 10-12. —Charles Kuralt
Posted in Exploring the South, Southernisms
Tagged Charles Kuralt
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Backroad Curiosities
Backroad Curiosities by Gary Wright “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”—Margaret Mead Travel the back roads; visit the uncharted; lose yourself in the hinterland, and there, you’ll find the real America. Away from the asphalt, … Continue reading
A Railroad Man
A Railroad Man by Joseph N Goodell North of Madison, past the Nissan plant and Canton through the thickening forest, Exit 133 directed me east to Vaughan, Mississippi. The brief drive along Vaughan Road is picturesque under a … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Joe Goodell
Tagged Cannonball Express, casey jones, Mississippi, Vaughan
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Southern Wonders and Curiosities
Southern Wonders and Curiosities Collected by Gary Wright “I done seen ‘bout everything when I saw an elephant fly,” — From Walt Disney’s movie, ‘Dumbo’ The American South is home to many large and small wonders; its colors and hues … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
Tagged Berry College, Bristol TN/VA, Flora-Bama Mullet Toss
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MISSISSIPPI MEMORIES
Family cabin in the Mississippi Delta: where the moon is always full; where the glasses are never empty; where stories outnumber cotton bolls, and laughter chases fireflies; where music was born in the fields and churches; where tears flow from … Continue reading
Posted in Dr. J. Randall O'Brien, Exploring the South
Tagged Dr. Randall J. O'Brien, Mississippi Memories
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I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.”
I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.” — Flannery O’Connor Photos:: Deborah Fagan Carpenter