By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary There are a lot of things I like about Tennessee, but I’ll start at the top: in Tennessee, they have MoonPies. You can find them everywhere. No... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I remember the old saying my fourth-grade teacher taught us: “If you don’t know where you’re going, then any road will get you there.” It alway... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was an average Thursday night. The crowd waiting to get into Truist Park was a biblical mass. There were too many people to comprehend. Ever... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I remember when I first met Robbie. I was 9 years old. We were approximately the same age. We met at church. My very first memory of him is one... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Somewhere near Eclectic. A small A-frame cabin in the chlorophyll-choked woods of Alabama on Lake Martin. I awoke on America’s 246th birthday.... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Mendon, Missouri. Population 171. There’s really nothing here. The tiny town is located off Route 11, just south of Yellow Creek. You’re three... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I entered Alabama at 11:03 a.m. The sky was vivid blue and cloudless. I pulled into a gas station not far from the state line. I was exhausted... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I have a dream. I have a dream that one day people won’t hate each other. I have a dream that, someday, upon the West Texan soil, the Lakes of... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The kid was playing guitar in a beer joint. He was pretty good, too. He was mid-20s, he had a ponytail, tattoos, and his face looked like someo... Read more
Sean of the South: Hot Springs, North Carolina
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South C0mmentary Follow U.S. Route 25 through the miles of Carolina backwoods outside Asheville. Watch out for homicidal deer. Take the bridge across the French... Read more