Tag Archives: Gary Wright

Black with Pepper

Black with Pepper Collected and Edited by Gary Wright   ‘Everybody is ignorant, just on different subjects‘— Will Rogers Some sayings, you only hear in the South, and sometimes even Southerners have never heard them. There are also things people … Continue reading

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Ode to Billie Jean

Ode to Billie Jeanby Gary Wright “There is nothing in the world like the devotion of a married woman.It’s a thing no married man knows anything about.”—Oscar Wilde American Country music has no counterpart anywhere in the world. Its father … Continue reading

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OLD’ HANK’S CARR

Old’ Hank’s Carrby Gary Wright “Everything is so random there must be a pattern.” As the sun was rising on New Year’s Day about 65 years ago, a beautiful, shiny blue Cadillac pulled up the Hill, West Virginia hospital in … Continue reading

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Okefenokee Monster

Okefenokee Monster by Gary Wright “If you want to live through the night, let the devil sleep.” —John Verdon, ‘Let the Devil Sleep.’   Okefenokee is believed to be a Muscogee (Creek) word meaning ‘shaking water.’ Aptly named for the … Continue reading

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Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain

  Mobile Mardi Gras à la Joe Cain By Gary Wright     Often, things are not as they seem; usually, but not always, more so than ever   Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr. October 10, 1832–April 17, 1904 Widely known … Continue reading

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A FAR CRY

Part three of The Last Slave Ship. Click here to read part two. http://porchscene.com/2017/01/09/unbroken/ A Far Cry by Gary Wright     An 1861 federal court case, the US v. Byrnes Meaher, was brought against Timothy Meaher and John Dabey, … Continue reading

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Unbroken

Unbroken by Gary Wright   “Unbroken” is part two in Gary Wright’s three-part series, “The Last Slaver Ship.” To read part one, “On a Distant Shore,” click here: http://porchscene.com/2016/11/28/on-a-distant-shore/ The rich, fertile savannah coastal area of West Africa became known as … Continue reading

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A Look at 2016

A Look at 2016 www.porchscene.com Our home—the South—is a beautiful, haunted, place that’s full of contradiction and mystery. Even those of us who have lived here for all or part of our lives have a hard time explaining it, or our … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas, Navy!

Merry Christmas, Navy! By Gary Wright  “Atta boy, Clarence,”    —It’s a Wonderful Life   In order to ascribe the fullest meaning to this story, you have to know that every word of the account is true. Christmas 2014 was a … Continue reading

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ON A DISTANT SHORE

In a three-part series, Gary Wright tells the story of “Clotilda”—the last slaving ship On a Distant Shore by Gary Wright   “You cannot play God without becoming acquainted with the Devil.” —Jonathan Nolan, ‘Westworld, the Series’ (Remnants of the … Continue reading

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