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Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes NOT!
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes NOT! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter As a child growing up in the 1950s, one of the highlights of an automobile trip, was spotting the occasional roadside fruit and vegetable stand that … Continue reading
they think they’re right, and you’re wrong
“Atticus, you must be wrong.” “How’s that?” “Well, most folks seem to think they’re right and you’re wrong. . .” “They’re certainly entitled to think that, and they’re entitled to full respect for their opinions,” said … Continue reading
Posted in Written With a Southern Accent
Tagged exploring the south, southern literature, southern writers
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okra, grits, and YES, MA’AM, PLEASE!
okra, grits, and YES, MA’AM, PLEASE! by Deborah Fagan Carpenter A lot of outsiders think we’re a peculiar strain of folks down here in the Deep South. We move a little slower, we eat alien stuff like okra and grits, … Continue reading
GHOSTS OF CAHABA
Ghosts of Cahaba by Gary Wright “. . . you deadly little ghostlings . . . Mama says go back to bed!” —Jeaniene Frost, ‘Night Huntress’ Ruins of Fort Morgan Prison The State of Alabama came into being in … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the South, Gary Wright
Tagged alabama, exploring the south, Gary Wright, southern history
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A Fair and Stately Palace
A Fair and Stately Palace by Joseph N Goodell “From that chamber as I fled aghast, a fissure widened and the mighty walls rushed asunder. I heard a tumultuous shouting and saw the deep and dank tarn close sullenly over … Continue reading
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Tagged exploring the south, Joe Goodell, Mississippi, Mississippi Mansions
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The Free State of Winston
The Free State of Winston By Gary Wright You cannot embrace what you are not free to reject. …J. Graham Disque The recent debut of the movie ‘Free State of Jones’ details the actions of a few Southerners … Continue reading
Posted in Gary Wright, Southern History
Tagged exploring the south, Gary Wright, southern culture, southern history
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Mississippi Musings
Mississippi Musings by Joe Goodell “Mississippi Hot” In Mississippi, “hot” refers to that time of year when the sun behaves as if it were a hammer, and we are its own private anvil. When nerves wilt under that horrific sun, … Continue reading
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Tagged exploring the south, Joe Goodell, Mississippi blues, Mississippi Delta
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Interesting Southern Stuff!
Interesting Southern Stuff! by Gary Wright “History is not necessarily what happened but what is recorded.” —Debbie Terranova An abundance of negativity has been written about the American South. Indeed, there has been much to lament, from the … Continue reading
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Tagged cat head blues, delta blues, exploring the south, Gary Wright, Mississippi blues
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The Power of Reasonable Action
The Power of Reasonable Action by Deborah Fagan Carpenter Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals. —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading