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Sean Dietrich Articles

Columnists’ Day

BY SEAN DIETRICH I didn’t believe him. I thought he was pulling my leg or similar appendage. I was at the airport bar. He told me April 18 was National Columnists’ Day.“Surely you’re joking,” I said.“Nope,” he said. “And don’t call me Shirley.”The bartender pulled us...
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About today

Hi. You don’t know me. I don’t know you. We’re strangers. But we’re the same, sort of. Only chances are, you drive a nicer car than I do. In fact I guarantee you drive a nicer car.I drive a 25-year-old truck. The tailgate is rusted, there is a prodigious layer of dog...
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Easter

BY SEAN DIETRICH A few years ago I attended my first Catholic mass in a busy church outside Birmingham. It was Easter Sunday. I sat in the nosebleed section.People greeted me with the words, “He’s risen.”And because I was not raised under a rock, I answered with:...
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Dollar General

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — The following actually happened. In a major American city. A guy emailed me about it.A young woman is in Dollar General. A mother of two. Shopping. She has her kids in tow. They are dressed in ragged clothes that look like they’ve been...
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This I Know

This I Know

Dec 28, 2022

This story was told to me by a friend. A retired nurse.  The nurse was passing by room 202 in the pediatric oncology wing. It was late. The...

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Christmas

Christmas

Dec 21, 2022

Hi. We don’t know each other. But Christmas is on the way, and I wanted to introduce myself. Then again, my name isn’t important. I’m nobody...

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Christmas

Pretty Lights

Dec 14, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH Sunset. My driveway. “OK, everybody get in the truck!” I shouted, using my cheerful American dad voice. Although, technically, I’m...

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Disney Child

Disney Child

Dec 7, 2022

My earliest memory is of a record player. It sat in my mother’s bedroom. Sometimes, she would play records for me. In one particular memory, she...

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Christmas

It’s Going to be OK

Nov 30, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH You’re going to be OK. That’s not an opinion. It’s not a guess. This isn’t some trite little catchphrase from some crappy...

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Christmas

Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Yeah, I know most folks would choose Christmas as their favorite, but not me. Namely, because...

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Disney Child

For the Love of Cornbread

Nov 16, 2022

I don’t engage in controversy. But sometimes I have to. And this is one of those have-to moments.  Namely, because I feel it’s my duty as a...

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Christmas

Among Us

Nov 9, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH It was late. Her name was Lacy. She jumped out of her car and walked into work, wearing her food-service uniform. Visor on her...

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Christmas

Fried Chicken

Nov 2, 2022

By SEAN DIETRICH I was driving. I was hungry. I had to pull over because I was about to eat my own steering wheel. The Tennessee autumn was in full...

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