Sean Dietrich Articles

Sean of the South | Free

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION —Before sunrise. A major Southern city. It’s your all-American sports bar, a room mostly made of wood and stink.There is the obligatory Budweiser sign above the lopsided pool table. The crooked dartboard. There is the classic tavern bathroom,...

Sean of the South | A day at the dog park

OPINION —   My truck cab was filled with three barking dogs and one idiot. The dogs were in the backseat. The idiot was behind the wheel. “Sit down!” the idiot kept saying. But my dogs do not sit when I drive. They never sit. They dutifully explore their space...

Sean of the South | Providence

OPINION —The old timers in my childhood used a word I never understood. The word was “Providence.” The old timers couldn’t give me an exact definition of this word. Probably because it had more than two syllables.To be fair, Providence truly is a difficult word to...

Sean of the South | The Marriage crisis

OPINION —Marriages are down 60% since the ‘70s. Divorce rates are soaring. And the New York Times reported that more 40-year-olds are choosing to live alone than ever before.Another recent survey of U.S. high-schoolers showed that the age of 12th graders who have ever...
Sean of the South | Some very good dogs

Sean of the South | Have Mercy

Have mercy. Have mercy on the children, God.Ordinary American school kids. Good kids. Kids who were at a church worship service in Minnesota when a...

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Sean of the South | Some very good dogs

Sean of the South | Weird Al

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — The boy didn’t have a lot going for him. At least, that’s what his parents first thought.His parents were concerned. The...

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