By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I am eating a cheeseburger, sipping beer, looking at a restaurant full of families and kids. There is a band playing. They couldn’t be any wors... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Noon. A Mexican taco truck. Birmingham. This parking lot is packed, if there was an empty square-inch of space it’s already filled with a Nissa... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Her letter came via snail mail. She’s 16. Her beautiful handwriting makes my own penmanship look like chicken fertilizer. She’s an exceptional... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was 12:21 a.m. There were no restaurants open in Fairhope at this untoward hour. Unless, of course, you counted Sonic Drive-In. And if I wan... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Pelham, Alabama. The year was 1927. Coolidge was president. Gas was 21 cents per gallon. Beer was illegal. It was a pivotal year in this countr... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Savannah, Georgia. I am walking upon 300-year-old cobblestone streets with my coonhound. It’s perfect October weather. This antiquated downtown... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I am sitting at a bar in Port Saint Joe. It’s a dark place. It smells like onion rings and Miller Lite. I might be mistaken, but I believe ther... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The hotel parking lot. Early afternoon. He was packing his truck. Slamming toolbox lids. Reorganizing luggage in the rear cab. Iowa plates. I’v... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary In God We Trust. That’s the motto of my home state. In 1868, the Florida legislature adopted this motto. Namely, because they thought it sounde... Read more
Sean of the South: Beulah Land
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The man had a dream. In this dream, he died. It happened so quickly he almost didn’t know life was over. One minute he was alive; the next, poo... Read more