Foreword: This post is meant to coincide with the cryptic atmosphere of October and Halloween. The Gothic fiction genre of
Tag: The South
Beware the Chigger!
The warm summer’s air energized me as I fled through the tall Johnson grass. Would he catch me or could
Southerner > Redneck
In modern Weimerica there seems to be the idea that Southern culture is simply interchangeable with redneck culture. This is
The Fundamentals
We don’t have all the answers to life’s burning questions. We can’t tell you exactly how to be successful. And,
Southern Standards
For millennia, the human experience has existed within tribal groups. Only recently has a tribal mindset become something that is
Better Rhetoric in Service of Dixie
Today’s topic will be a discussion of rhetoric. As in, what makes a persuasive argument for those not already in
Lamenting the Death of Football
When I was a boy, my brother and I would finish our chores as quickly as possible on a Saturday
Song of the Deep South
Over the past five years, the DNA analysis business has exploded. Prices for ancestry estimations made from analyzing someone’s autosomal
The Southern Political Bloc
“What can we do; how can we win?” These questions often permeate exceedingly from the lips of Southerners loyal to
The Long Hard Road
It was late 1958, Nelly Laverne Hollis walked down the wide hallways of the Medical Center of Central Georgia in