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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 1, 2021

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“…When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” — John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 30, 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“A firm rule must be imposed upon our nation before it destroys itself. The United States needs some theology and geometry, some taste and decency. I suspect that we are teetering on the edge of the abyss.” — John Kennedy … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, October 1, 2018

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

“I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” — John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces   Image: Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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