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Sean Dietrich Articles

The Good Old Days

By SEAN DIETRICH I have a confession to make. I am addicted to my cellphone. I’m not proud of it. I don’t like admitting it. But I’m coming clean, publicly. I feel naked without my phone. I shower with my phone. In fact, on many occasions — I am not making this up — I...
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Dadeville

I can only pray. That’s all I know how to do. I am nobody. I am not particularly smart. I am not savvy when it comes to political discourse. I am just a guy. I have no wisdom. I have no preachy words. No condescending sentiments. The world is falling apart. I get it....
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The Phone Call

By SEAN DIETRICH The call came late afternoon. “May I speak to Sean?” said the child’s voice. Speaking, I said. “Is this a bad time, Mister Sean?” Not at all. And don’t call me “Mister,” it’s weird. “What’re you doing right now, Mister Sean?” Me? Right now? Actually,...
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Opry Kid

By SEAN DIETRICH The phone rang. My wife and I were in the kitchen, cooking an elaborate gourmet dinner. I was chopping garlic. My wife was sauteing shallots or something fancy like that. My wife answered the phone. I could tell the call was serious because my wife’s...
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Apr 6, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH With all the important problems going on in the world — the war in Ukraine, political upheavals and Oscar Award winners assaulting...

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Push Up Pops

Mar 30, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH I was maybe 5 years old when I had my first encounter with an ice cream truck. It was a late 70s model Chevy Step-Van, rolling...

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Alabama Rain

Mar 23, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH It’s raining in central Alabama. I am on my porch, barefoot, watching the rainfall, hypnotized by the sound. Rain can do strange...

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Three Colors

Mar 16, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH I hung an American flag on our house today. We just moved in. We have only been living in Birmingham for three days, but I thought...

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Continental Breakfast

Mar 9, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH The old man in the crowded hotel dining room was wearing dual hearing aids. He smiled and greeted me with a voice that was loud...

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Thin Mints

Mar 2, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH The two girls knocked on my door. They wore Kelly green berets and green vests. I greeted them. The two Girl Scouts went through...

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Lost & Found

Feb 23, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH My wife and I played a game of catch today. We were supposed to be packing because we are in the middle of moving houses. But there...

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The American Way

Feb 17, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH I was a kid. My father and I walked into the filling station. The bell above the door dinged. Daddy was filthy from working under a...

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In Defense of Alabama

Feb 9, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH I have here an email from a man who shall remain anonymous. He says: “Sean, you cannot be serious about moving to Birmingham,...

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