BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — Waffle House. My waitress has a bunch of tattoos. The women customers in the booth behind mine are talking about it in...
Sean of the South | The art you find in Waffle House
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Sean Dietrich Articles
Sean of the South | It’s OK – I think
BY SEAN DIETRICH From June 1, 2024 OPINION — Today I read an article my friend sent to me. The article was something that went viral on social...
Sean of the South | Chaplains on the wall
From July 7, 2024OPINION — It was a weekend. A lot of people were there. And by “a lot,” I mean folks were standing two or three deep.It’s one of...
Sean of the South | The modern American teacher
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 | 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...