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In my South, the motto is peace, love and biscuits
Below is an excerpt from a column originally published on It's a Southern Thing. Click here to read the full column now. Some people wonder, what makes the South the South? Is it the borders of a group of states? The food? The mindset? Why do we Southerners think of ourselves as having an “otherness,”… Continue reading In my South, the motto is peace, love and biscuits
The back story to the names in my new children’s book will make your heart grow 3 sizes
As some of you know, "A Southern Night Before Christmas," my second children's book, was released last month. It was published by the company I write for, It's a Southern Thing, and beautifully illustrated by Michelle Hazelwood Hyde. You can buy copies here. I wanted to share a sweet little backstory. In the book, I… Continue reading The back story to the names in my new children’s book will make your heart grow 3 sizes
This colorful mural city is also home to historic gallows where 86 men were executed
When Sweetums and I went on a road trip over the summer through Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky, we stopped in the city of Fort Smith, Ark. We went because we’d heard of a historic gallows owned by the National Park Service because we’re creepy like that. But we were pleased to find the city… Continue reading This colorful mural city is also home to historic gallows where 86 men were executed
‘Twas Bigfoot’s Night Before Christmas: Do you believe in Santa-squatch?
Below is an excerpt from last week's column, which is a bit of Christmas whimsy. Do you believe in Santa-squatch? Please read the full column on SouthernThing.com by clicking here. 'Twas the night before Christmas And down in their burrow Mama Squatch noticed Truman's little brow furrowed, It was time, her son said, To sit… Continue reading ‘Twas Bigfoot’s Night Before Christmas: Do you believe in Santa-squatch?
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