November 2019 – KellyKazek.com

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. In the halcyon days after we've successfully navigated the dizzying switch from Halloween to Hallmark, it's time for humor columnists everywhere to take a step back from snark and try to bring… Continue reading Thankful for Channing Tatum and elastic waistbands

Baby Girl is engaged and here’s why I’m thrilled

November 27, 2019 Kelly Kazek

Everyone in my family has to get accustomed to being fodder for my humor columns. Baby Girl has been suffering the longest -- for 26 years, bless her heart. (I've known my big brother Doofus longer but his life is not nearly funny enough to be featured often -- although he does figure prominently in… Continue reading Baby Girl is engaged and here’s why I’m thrilled

(ODD)yssey, Blog Post

The North Carolina Christmas theme park you can’t visit at Christmas

November 20, 2019 Kelly Kazek

Santa’s Land in Cherokee, N.C., is a throwback of the best kind. The small family-owned amusement park has featured kids’ rides, animal shows, carnival games and several shops and eateries since it opened in 1966. The Christmas-themed park evokes all the joys of the holiday – only you can’t enjoy them during the holidays. Santa’s… Continue reading The North Carolina Christmas theme park you can’t visit at Christmas

Southern Thing Column

It’s like Suzanne Sugarbaker said: The man should have to kill the bug

November 18, 2019 Kelly Kazek

If you missed last week’s column on It’s a Southern Thing (SouthernThing.com), you can read it by clicking here. Below are the first paragraphs. I like to think of myself as an independent woman, one who can take care of herself and anyone else who happens to be around, so no one was as surprised as… Continue reading It’s like Suzanne Sugarbaker said: The man should have to kill the bug

(ODD)yssey, Blog Post

The story of the Tennessee giants

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Kelly Kazek

Below is a story about people who, like Sweetums, are oversized. It is an excerpt from my book "Forgotten Tales of Tennessee." Tennessee is known for its hearty pioneer families, but a few of its early citizens had reputations as big as the beautiful land they settled. In fact, some would say these men were… Continue reading The story of the Tennessee giants