BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION —A supermarket checkout line. Cheesy holiday music is playing overhead. Not the fun kind of cheesy music, but the kind once...
Sean of the South | God rest ye merry columnist
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Sean Dietrich Articles
Sean of the South | Almost Heaven, Charlie Brown
OPINION — The snow in West Virginia clings to the world like shaving cream, covering every surface, every automotive hood, every interstate...
Sean of the South | How Amazon stole Christmas
OPINION —The story was told to me by a former deliveryman named John.The Christmas season was the busiest time of year for delivery-persons. Drivers...
Sean of the South | Christmas signs
OPINION —Tony James stood holding a cardboard sign on the street corner, caught in the cold drizzle.Damp clothes. Sun-beaten skin. Moving around to...
Sean of the South | A Thanksgiving to remember
OPINION — Wake up early. Still dark outside. It is 30-odd degrees on Lake Martin and I can’t feel my unmentionables. The 1940s cabin is poorly...
Sean of the South | Happy Thanksgiving
OPINION —It’s a few minutes until Thanksgiving. I thought I’d stay up and watch the clock change. I’m sipping tea, listening to gentle music playing...
Sean of the South | My two cents
OPINION — The last penny has been minted. The humble American “pence” shall be no more. It’s too expensive to produce. It just doesn’t make sense....
Sean of the South | This Veteran’s Day
OPINION —Boaz is a town about as big as your average water heater closet. It was a quiet night. The sun had set. Houses were lit from the...
Sean of the South | Challenge Accepted
OPINION — KAILUA, Hawaii — It’s dark outside. It’s late. Or is it early? Hard to remember. Been a long day.Here she comes. Jogging. People are...