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A Southern Christmas Memory (II)
A Southern Christmas Memory by Deborah Fagan Carpenter (First published here in December, 2016) “Imagine a morning in late November. A coming-of-winter morning more than twenty years ago. Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Memory, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote
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This Week’s Southernism, Tuesday, November 22, 2022
“A lively day, that Thanksgiving. Lively with on and off showers and abrupt sky clearings accompanied by thoughts of raw sun and sudden bandit winds snatching autumn’s leftover leaves.” —Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
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Tagged The Thanksgiving Visitor, Truman Capote
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, January 24, 2022
“It snowed all week. Wheels and footsteps moved soundlessly on the street, as if the business of living continued secretly behind a pale but impenetrable curtain. In the falling quiet there was no sky or earth, only snow lifting … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 22, 2021
“A lively day, that Thanksgiving. Lively with on and off showers and abrupt sky clearings accompanied by thoughts of raw sun and sudden bandit winds snatching autumn’s leftover leaves.” ―Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
A selection from Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor
My cousins had never married (Uncle B. had almost married, but his fiancée returned the engagement ring when she saw that sharing a house with three very individual spinsters would be part of the bargain); however, they boasted extensive … Continue reading
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 20, 2017
“Bless You, O Lord, for the bounty of our table, the varied fruits we can be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day of a troubled year.” —The Thanksgiving grace by Uncle B., a character in Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor … Continue reading
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Tagged southern literature, southernisms, The Thanksgiving Visitor, Truman Capote
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A Southern Christmas Memory
A Southern Christmas Memory by Deborah Fagan Carpenter “Imagine a morning in late November. A coming-of-winter morning more than twenty years ago. Consider the kitchen of a spreading old house in a country town. A great black stove is its … Continue reading
written with a southern accent
“There is only one unpardonable sin — deliberate cruelty. All else can be forgiven. That, never.” —Truman Capote, The Thanksgiving Visitor 4image is licensed under CC By 4.0 — linked to www.ihheduc.com
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Tagged alabama, exploring the south, southern literature, Thanksgiving, Truman Capote
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