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Sean of the South

By Sean Dietrich “It’s all gone.” That’s what the lady on the news said. She was an older woman, being interviewed by a reporter. Giant news...

Sean of the South: Becca at Sunrise

By Sean Dietrich Sunrise on Lake Martin. I’m usually the first one awake. I rarely have any company in the mornings. I wake up with...

Sean of the South: I Heart America

By Sean Dietrich A television is playing in a Birmingham bar. The talking head is shouting politics. Most folks in this joint are below thirty,...

Sean of the South: Daddies

By Sean Dietrich The boy holds his fish as high as he can. His father hugs him and kisses his hair. They make a fine...

Sean of the South: On That Day

By Sean Dietrich A small town. The kind of American hamlet that causes you to start looking around for the Norman Rockwell signature. Hanging begonias....

Sean of the South: Alabama

By Sean Dietrich The plane landed in Tuscaloosa at 8:37 p.m. Central Time. Coach Kalen DeBoer deboarded. He was met with an entourage of photographers and...

Sean of the South: A New Year

By Sean Dietrich Long ago, my college professor told us to choose a poem to recite in class. Students chose lofty selections from the greats....

Sean of the South: Thanksgiving

By Sean Dietrich You probably didn’t hear about it. But yesterday, God visited earth. Contrary to what you’ve heard, God is a big fan of people....

Sean of the South: Barbie

By Sean Dietrich Recently, it came to my attention that I was one of the remaining four Americans who had not seen “Barbie.” In case...

Sean of the South: Old Music

By Sean Dietrich Willie Nelson is on my radio. He is singing one of my favorite songs. “In the twilight glow I see her, “Blue eyes crying in...