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Home - I Home - II Articles Links Stories from the Press Snippets Message Board Editor's Bio Bulletin Board Submissions Free Update E-mail Link to USADS USADS BACK ISSUES Aug~2003 Sep~2003 Oct~2003 Nov~2003 Dec~2003 Jan~2004 Feb~2004 Mar~2004 Apr~2004 May~2004 Jun~2004 Jul~2004 SNIPPETS By Beth Jacks Click ~ more info ARTICLES ABOUT SOUTHERN PEOPLE AND PLACES . . . AND ANYTHING ELSE WE FANCY! One of the best sites on the Net for readers, writers, storytellers, travelers, nostalgia buffs, and gossips. ____________________ Southern Talk "What’s a bare-knuckle bar fight compared to a run-in with a wild boar hog in a briar patch?" -- Bill Fullerton “Rick Bragg is a natural born storyteller, and his humor, his honest language, and all the people and places he’s known keep you reading.” -- Augusta Scattergood “When golfers are ready to putt, marshals hold up signs to let fans know to be quiet. In the Chicago area, those signs say ‘Shut up, dammit!’ Here in Mississippi, they say (ever so gently), ‘Hush, y’all.’” -- John Lowe "Every high school across the South had its own group of locals-turned-musicians, the popular groups of four or five who rotated among garages to practice on weeknights.” -- Don Drane "To cook delicious collards without excessive calories, one needs a creative urge coupled with a wide assortment of condiments . . ." -- Jane Riley "Can a deer really distinguish between camouflage and Ralph Lauren?" -- Charles Dowdy "To a small southern boy and his siblings, a KKK motorcade presented such a strange sight that a reasonable explanation had to be found." -- Larry Pace "We are in big trouble if inattentive drivers get ticketed in South Carolina . . . I think it would be a lot easier just to give out rewards for those who are paying attention." -- Ann Ipock "Do it first. Do it right. Do it for the rest of your life. [That’s] my advice for newly married men." -- Jack Kean "Listening in on party lines was a great source of entertainment and information." -- Newt Harlan "Bobby Moon: ‘We arrived in the town of Hen Gong and asked a gentleman if we were at the entrance to the village of Gor Doi Long . . .’" -- Beth Boswell Jacks “When you go hunting, maybe you oughta see if there’s something around that might be hunting you. -- Billy Tom Lusk "We followed the Red Tops all over the Delta, wherever they were playing – Rosedale, Greenville, Greenwood, Clarksdale. Time and distance didn’t matter." -- Tom Givens "We walked through a pine thicket . . . and the little pine cones reminded me of another era when toys were almost as scarce as money. I say ‘almost’ because we could improvise toys but we couldn’t improvise money." -- Gene Owens “The mountains of the Alleghenies remain in your mind once you’ve seen them. Momma used to say they looked ‘like the graves of giants.’ I see them that way myself now.” -- David Norris "Even with all the attention to pork chops, hickory smoked hams, fried catfish, collard greens and slow cured ham, Gulf of Mexico Redfish, red beans and rice and coconut shrimp and grits, there still is room to talk about bologna." -- Edward Folkes "For some great ‘Talk About the South’ . . .” -- Southern celebs "It’s all about the people that have come before . . . Highway 61." -- Jamie, Will, and Beth Jacks Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Click here! ________________ ~Southern Speak~ “Onliest” ~~the only one~~ “We had three, but now Lulu is our onliest dog." For more great Southern expressions, please click here. @2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 All Rights Reserved Best viewed on IE Updated Aug/04

~August '04 Featured Articles~ _________________________ Note: Ye Editor is taking a vacation. New stories will appear in September. In the meantime, enjoy these great oldies! Can’t find your favorite here? Sorry, there are just too many wonderful stories on our pages. There will be more next month – and in the meantime, visit our Articles Archives. Belize: Dream vacation by Valerie Clark Where do Southerners go to find balmy breezes right now? Why, farther south, of course. Val can put some words on us! Beer Butt Chicken by Carl Bartlett Here’s another great idea for a summer supper, Cookin’ Carl style. The Peddler’s Grandson by Edward Cohen Cohen honors USADS with this excerpt from his award winning book. Hot Dog! Nu-Way or Varsity? by Ed Williams "So," explains Big Ed, "what we’re talking about here are the two heavyweights of Georgia hot dogs." Alllll right! Mississippi: Second time around by Bob Civin A retired NYC editor, Bob Civin, gives us this thought provoking article about his experiences in Mississippi in 1964 and the differences he found when he returned years later. Hundred Dollar Underwear by Barry Smith Aspen writer and former Mississippian, Barry Smith, spins this yarn about a memorable trip west – with legal tender in his britches. Akumal, Mexico by Wes Wilson Here’s another perfect vacation spot, described as only Wes Wilson can do it. Tennessee Aquarium by Sheila Moss She can’t wait to return, says Moss, in spite of her wrinkled fingers. Funny lady! Circle of Love: Alzheimer’s by Hugh Frank Smith “Rachael never stopped smiling and laughing, and the rest of us continued searching for those pieces of her memory that remained.” My Natural Home by Kristen Twedt Beautiful essay on the South by an excellent writer. Don’t miss it. Poems by Bonnie B. Horton Delta State University prof, Bonnie Horton, shares some of her beautiful poetry. Southern Girl in Shanghai by Jennifer Morgan “I hope this simple but amazing story about people from two different cultures will bring joy to everyone who reads it,” says Morgan. It will. Waiting for Elvis by Roberta B. Jacobson Southern son and King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley, once charmed the citizenry of the German town he called home while serving in the U.S. Army. Jacobson visits and waits for the pink Cadillac. Wings and Roots by Jan Risher Risher says she may not know where she’s going, but she’s sure where she came from. Good one! Living Southern by Angela Gillaspie The Alabama Kudzu Queen is just dying to write for a Southern magazine. She’s got ideas, uh huh. Who Has The Edge? by Claude Jones This is Southern fiction at its best – a must read! Little Girl Again by Brenda P. Sibley “I always wanted a little girl,” writes Sibley. “My mother now is mine.” Student With A Special Heart by Barbara Robinson Robinson talks of students and love and organ donors. Here’s a special story about a special boy. Fraziers and Fools by John Root Johnny learned a lesson: “You don’t mess with Southern good ol’ boys!” This is a tale from the past . . . My Dog Bob by Jody Correro Ye Editor literally laughed and cried as she read about Bob. If you ever had a dog you loved more than life itself, you’ll adore this story. Applejack and Rent Money by Jim Goudelock Goudelock pens this delightful piece of fiction – or is it? ________________________ And here are more "oldies but goodies"! A Cup of Enlightenment by Bill Melton Three Poems by Phil Bratcher Grammar Schmammar by Melanie Mansfield Experts Say . . . by Ed Williams Chicken and Dumplings by Bettye R. Gibson Breast Cancer Survival by Jane G. Miller Elderhostel: Searching for Faulkner by Tom Fisher Foreshadowing 9/11 by Anson Gonzalez Adopting Andrew by Dave Valentine Alzheimer’s – You might as well laugh by Jackie K. Cooper Granny’s Sweet Potato Casserole by Kathy Rhodes Hometown – Deep South, USA by James Jacks Lost Child by Jeannette W. Davis Aether Dreams by Aamie Burnley

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