Daily observations, reflections, and stories from life in the contemporary South.
Who has the best original accent in the South?
Who has the best original accent in the South?
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
If you are ever in Jacksonville, Florida with an extra day on your hands, drive the 67 miles to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
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How’d the Jews get to the South?
In the 1880s, Czarist Russia allowed its citizens to rob and terrorize Jews. That terror is called a pogrom. American Jews knew about it and worked to get them out of Russia to America where they’d be safe.
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Willie Morris of Yazoo City, Mississippi
Wanna smell the fragrance of the South? Read North Toward Home by Willie Morris published
in 1967. If nothing else, read especially the first part about Yazoo City.
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A great Southern plant for your yard
2025 is my second year to have Mexican petunias growing right outside our kitchen windows. I
love ‘em, y’all.
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Is the South really different from the rest of the U.S.?
Well, yes, if you ask the Southerners at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Heck, they
award college degrees in Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi, also known as Ole
Miss.
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