A Southern writer who grew up in Lincolnton, Georgia, and lives in Columbia, SC.
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The Sanford Stadium Mausoleum
We love our dogs, famous or not, and give them all a loving farewell.
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Face The Light
Sunflowers give us truths, dreams, and memories.
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Burn Out
It had a strangely pleasant smell of burning paper, melting plastic, and burning trash.
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Rural Treasure
Photo Of The Week—Country stores served as economic engines, social clubs, post offices, credit banks, and a commodity called survival.
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The Mullet Man
From The Blue Collar Archives—A lowcountry maverick protects the heart of life, the marsh. A Two-Part Story.
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Seventh Son On Sacred Ground
People clad in haint blue came to his memorial on Daufuskie. We remember Roger as an unapologetic conservationist and colorful advocate for the wild, tidal Lowcountry he never fully left.
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Into The Coves
The fertile and beautiful cove forest … a rich ecosystem in Appalachia.
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Remembering Danburg
The past waits for a few souls willing to visit it. Connecting with the past isn’t a bad way to spend an afternoon. It’s a way to better understand what our parents and grandparents experienced in their youth. tompolandwriter.substack.com…
Hard Labor Creek
Hard Labor Creek, a fitting place for Labor Day. When leafless winter arrives you can see it.
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Into The Lebanon Silver Mine
Reader Alert: At the chicken tender age of 16, I worked in a poultry processing plant. Heck, I was working for the country club
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Drinks With Buffalo Bill
Untangling this wild funereal tale at the bar will take time. Sit back and order another drink.
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Pickin’ Up Coke Bottles
A blue-collar boy in the 1950s’ rural South didn’t have many economic opportunities. Collecting bottles was one.
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The Colonel’s Camellias
If you need an unusual camellia story, this bud’s for you.
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Dry As Salt
The interface between the continent and the sea, it’s dynamic. The edge of the continent. The great shore.
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Something In The Grits Ain’t Gravy
A lot of times life tries to pull the wool over your eyes. Sometimes you smell a rat.
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