Father Dabney, Author at Identity Dixie

A Walk Among My Fathers

We have been planning this trip for some months, a leisurely time of relaxation for the occasion of our wedding

“Where there is no vision, the people perish,” quoting from Proverbs. Recently, I’ve written “Keeper of the Fire” and a

It was December 20th, 200 years to the day that our beloved South Carolina had taken a stand against tyranny.

The honor guard carrying my grandfather’s coffin continued toward the center of the chapel. The simple things he had taught

My mother loved her father dearly, and so she was always reserved in disclosing information about him. She kept many

It is commonly accepted that our ideas, our resolves, are not acceptable, not palatable in this present age. Regardless, they

Snapping and cracking,On the clearest cold day.With colors arranged,In the most orderly array. Shamelessly high,Red, white, and blue.Proud are they

It all happened as we knew it always would, the egg was too long in boiling water, neglecting the correct

It’s been seven years and many things have changed, the war on the South, our people, continues unabated. Identity Dixie

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