BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — She shall remain anonymous.Her classroom was out of control. Had been for a while. The kids in her “at-risk” fourth-grade...
Sean of the South | The modern American teacher
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Sean Dietrich Articles
Sean of the South | A Jigsaw Mother’s Day
OPINION — From May 2022 I bought a jigsaw puzzle at the grocery store today. The box features an ornate cathedral with red roses and...
Sean of the South | Dumpling
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — I’m 5 years old. On Mama’s stove is a steaming stock pot, filling the world with the essence of chicken and dumplings.I’m...
Sean of the South | A walk with my dog
OPINION — I am walking my blind dog in a public park. We are on one of those community tracks.People exercise everywhere. Joggers. Walkers....
Sean of the South | Confessions of a morning person
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — I haven’t always been a morning person. God knows. When I was a young man I was anti-morning-people. Morning people were...
Sean of the South | An analog childhood
OPINION — Wake up early. Saturday morning. Leap out of bed. Oh, the bliss. You sprint to the television set, racing your sister. Last one’s a...
Sean of the South | Five years ago in Huntsville
OPINION — Five years ago, I was in Huntsville when the world shut down. Five years. Almost to the day. I’ll never forget it. I remember what life...
Sean of the South | A familiar accent in an unfamiliar place
Maryland. The old cafe is mostly empty this time of night. Music plays overhead. Pedal steel guitar. The cook is cleaning his flattop. The waitress...
Sean of the South | One afternoon at Winn Dixie
OPINION — He was a good kid. You could just tell.He was maybe 11. Twelve at the most. He was in the supermarket. He had his little sister balanced...