By Sean Dietrich She was slight. Elderly. She had an old kitchen that was lit up with smells and colors. There is no place better than the humble...
Cornflakes and Potatoes
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Sean Dietrich Articles
Dear America
By Sean Dietrich At sunrise, the Great Smoky Mountains are so majestic their beauty could kill you. So are the Rockies, and the Sierra Nevadas at...
An Old Man
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...
I’ll Fly Away
By Sean Dietrich I thought about you this morning, Miss Margaret. When I heard the Carter Family sing “I’ll Fly Away” on the radio, you were in my...
I Want
By Sean Dietrich A newsroom. I was in my mid-20s. Unruly red hair. Big nose. A necktie that was suffocating me. Don’t ask me how, but I had a job...
The Old Year
By Sean Dietrich A nameless town. A tiny place you’ve never heard of. One without a stoplight. It’s a place so small that when you dial a wrong...
Thy Tender Care
By Sean Dietrich Her elderly father sits in a wheelchair in front of a television. It’s an old console TV. The kind every American family had back...
O Little Town of Bethlehem
By Sean Dietrich In Bethlehem last night only 50 people attended the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Thanks to new COVID restrictions, West Bank’s...
The Newest Arrival
By Sean Dietrich People always said there would be no tears in this place. When she was still living on Earth, everyone said this. Preachers said...