"America’s first serial killers roamed Tennessee" is a chapter in my book "Forgotten Tales of Alabama," excerpted below. A kindly man who offered aid to a traveling family surely had nothing to fear from the two men and three pregnant women. Did he? Had he known the men were the notorious Harpe brothers, who had… Continue reading The Harpe brothers: America’s first serial killers
Author: Kelly Kazek
Dear woman in Florida: police don’t make emergency beer runs
Parents, if you have never explained 911 to your children, please stop reading and do so now. If you think your grandmother doesn’t know to use it, please give her a lesson as soon as possible … like today. If you don’t know how it works, I’m about to give you a lesson: 911 is… Continue reading Dear woman in Florida: police don’t make emergency beer runs
Educator’s arrest as ‘mystery pooper’ raises more questions than it eliminates
Did you see this headline: “Mystery pooper at N.J. high school's track turned out to be superintendent?” He was caught on camera. This is what keeps me from doing anything illegal, y’all – the threat of security cameras. Well, not the only thing. I do have a working moral compass. But let’s just say I… Continue reading Educator’s arrest as ‘mystery pooper’ raises more questions than it eliminates
My addiction to southern-themed throw pillows and how Sweetums copes
Y’all, it’s time to come clean: I can’t resist a southern-themed throw pillow. My current favorites are one with a drawing of the State of Alabama, another that says, “Butter My Buns and Call Me a Biscuit” and one with the words, “I Love You Like Biscuits & Gravy.” Adorable, right? I only put them… Continue reading My addiction to southern-themed throw pillows and how Sweetums copes
Quaint town of S. Pittsburg, TN, was site of deadly 1927 Christmas shootout
South Pittsburg, Tennessee, is a quaint little town of fewer than 3,000 residents that sits just across the border from Bridgeport, Alabama. It has a picturesque downtown, the site of the annual National Cornbread Festival, which is held each year on the last weekend in April. On a visit to the small town a couple… Continue reading Quaint town of S. Pittsburg, TN, was site of deadly 1927 Christmas shootout
