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Home Articles Links Stories from the Press Snippets Analecta Message Board Editor's Bio Bulletin Board Submissions Free Update E-mail Link to USADS Oct~2002 featured articles Nov~2002 featured articles Dec~2002 featured articles Jan~2003 featured articles Feb~2003 featured articles Mar~2003 featured articles Apr~2003 featured articles May~2003 featured articles Jun~2003 featured articles ___________________ 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 “The band which I found in Clarksdale [Mississippi] and the nine-man orchestra which grew out of it did yeoman duty in the Delta. We played for affairs of every description. I came to know by heart every foot of the Delta, even from Clarksdale to Lambert on the Dog and Yazoo City. I could call every flag stop, water tower and pig path on the Peavine with my eyes closed.” -- W. C. Handy “Just as our social life revolved around the church, our home and school life revolved around the crops. I was just three weeks old when I was first taken into the cotton fields.” -- Tammy Wynette "Dust drifted like clouds over fields, and kudzu vine, taking over the countryside, filling ditches and cimbing trees, was yellowed by it.” -- Joan Williams "Character is power." -- Booker T. Washington “Any time you make a change, you’re gonna upset some people; but that doesn’t mean you don’t change. It just means that some people won’t like it.” -- Porter Wagoner "There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened." -- Willa Cather “People, you must remember, are awfully complex creatures, and you may be in for some surprises if you divide the cast into heroes and villains.” -- Robert Penn Warren “I never met a Kentuckian who wasn’t going home." -- Colonel Harlan Sanders “The South is more than a region -- it’s a state of mind.” -- Criswell Freeman "Alabama, for some reason I cannot explain, seems to me to be the most Southern state in the South." -- Pearl Bailey "Arrogance has its own built-in misery." -- Billy Graham "A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor." -- Lady Bird Johnson “I can play a thousand songs and fiddle the bugs off a tater vine.” -- Uncle Jimmy Thompson Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Click here! ___________________ ~Southern Speak~ “Jevver” ~~did you ever~~ “Jevver eat worse biscuits in your whole life?” For more great Southern expressions, please click here. @2001, 2002, 2003 All Rights Reserved Best viewed on IE Updated July/03

~July '03 Featured Articles~ ~~For your summer reading pleasure~~ The Ants by David Norris David Norris is back. This wonderful story, previously published at USADS several years ago, was lost but now is found. Enjoy this monologue Norris recorded in a linguistics project while in graduate school. Readers will hear Old Charley talkin’ . . . Walk ‘n’ Whoa by Danny McBride Danny’s back too. How did we get so lucky? Formerly the lead guitarist with Sha Na Na, Danny McBride is a syndicated columnist and entertainer who once piped country music to the entire Bible Belt, or so he says. In this article Danny takes us into a research lab at Georgia Tech. He’s got some witty words for us, friends. Review: The Gift of Southern Cooking by Gusty Russel Scattergood Ahhh, Gusty, how do you do it? Every month she comes up with a fabulous book review, sure to entice us to visit our favorite bookstore. The China Adventure by Bill Boswell Retired Mississippi CPA Bill Boswell leaves home (for a while) to pursue a second career teaching English abroad. First South Korea, then China -- don’t miss this one. Tee Ball Daddy by Charles W. Dowdy Ain’t nothing more fun than an evening at the ballpark, especially if one has two pre-schoolers out there struttin’ their stuff on the field. Charles Dowdy is hard to beat! Uncle Willie and the Worm Sandwich by Asa Sparks Uncle Willie decided against any more vienna sandwiches. Quite understandable. Asa tickles Ye Editor -- you’ll grin too. Squirrel Tails, James Dean, and Piccolino Shoes by Pam Smith Williamson If you’re a Mississippi Delta native, circa 1950/1960, this one’s for you. Pam can stretch her memory, for sure . . . and oh, what fun! Eating Dirt by Beth Boswell Jacks Geophagia. Ever heard of it? Well, read this and find out all the facts you never wanted to know. Yum. Sumbuddy Anser Me! by Tattoo (assisted by Gene Goodson) Tattoo finds himself in a heap of trouble after he blows up the barbecue grill. The dog needs help. Fast! Flavored With Love by Jane Riley Jane’s gonna take us on a delightful trip down memory lane -- and we get delicious recipes as well. Read this excerpt and find out how to catch and fry those bream. Oh, yeaaaaah. Lost Child by Jeanette “Bobbye” Davis Bobbye shares the story of her cousin Buddy, abandoned by the family because of unfortunate circumstances. Bobbye though, in her zeal for genealogy, brings the family back together. Sweet, sweet tale of family roots and loyalty. There Ain’t Enough Front Porches ~ An excerpt by Molly Marx Brent Does the South produce storytellers or what? Molly Brent shares with us this excerpt from her new book. Ye Editor most certainly agrees with her title, yes? A Tribute To Fathers by Larry Thompson Arriving too late to get into the June issue in time for Father’s Day, this story by Larry Thompson is too wonderful to file away till Father’s Day, 2004. Anyway, the message is timeless. Free Falling ~ An excerpt by Sherri Neilson In this excerpt from her new book, Free Falling, Sherri introduces us to Olivia and Wilson, slave mistress and slave, as they escape the cruelty of Olivia’s husband. Historical romance at its “chill-bumpiest”! ___________________________ And why not enjoy these "oldies but goodies"? Front Porches, Dirt Roads, and Wild Dogs -- Tom Givens My Dog Bob -- Jody Correro Kent’s Sauce Piquant -- Kent Fletcher Blue Willow Inn -- Beverly C. Lucey Rednecks -- Marshall Dean The Red Tops of Vicksburg -- Jim Harrison The Healing -- Clyde Boswell Mulberry Street -- Don Drane Chicken & Dumplings -- Bettye R. Gibson My Natural Home -- Kristen Twedt Belize -- Valerie Clark Having a Bad Hair Day -- Cliff Prewett Granny’s Sweet Potato Casserole -- Kathy Rhodes Dr. Calhoun Day -- Robert S. Lumsden, Sr. Beer Butt Chicken -- Carl Bartlett, Jr. Hey, Pa, We Got Bagels? -- Jack Kean SNIPPETS -- Beth Boswell Jacks

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