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Sean of the South

The not-so-little leaguers OPINION —It was just one of those things. I ran into them in the supermarket. They were no longer boys. They were young men. Gangly. Skinny. Grown men.They had sincere-looking facial hair on their faces. They had broad shoulders. They were...
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Sean of the South | June 27, 2024

The Airline OPINION —I’m in an airport. My wife and I are camped out at airline concourse B with other stranded airline passengers.We were all booted off our flight because the plane was overbooked. I believe I was booted off, however, because I was the only passenger...
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Sean of the South

The Tree OPINION —In my front yard is something beautiful. Something living. Something that sometimes reminds me of my mother.It is a tree, about 80 feet tall, with a gnarled trunk, long limbs, and thick waxy leaves.When we were building our little home, some twenty...
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Sean of the South

I heart America OPINION —An old highway. Somewhere in America. Two lanes. No shoulder. Faded yellow lines. Oh, the things you see while driving old American highways will enchant you.I pass a young woman walking the side of the highway, carrying supermarket bags. She...
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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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Laugh

Feb 2, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH One day you will laugh. I promise. Probably not today. Probably not tomorrow, either. But soon. Right now you are a premature...

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Good Dog

Jan 26, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH The little redheaded boy found his grandfather on the porch swing, late at night. The old man was whittling basswood, listening to...

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An Old Man

Jan 19, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH He stands before his mirror, adjusting his collar, fixing his white hair until it’s just so. He’s thinking of her. She always took...

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New Year

Jan 12, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH Lord have mercy. Betty White is dead. She inherited her eternal reward on New Year’s Eve, at age 99. Less than 24 hours before the...

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