The South

Joaquin? What kind of name is that?  More political correctness run amok. I don’t know anyone named Joaquin. I looked it up, it is  Spanish and a common name for a baby. If I was a hurricane, ...

I love  the South: we still have debutante parties, the college kids who attend are unfailingly polite,  and when the band plays Sweet Home Alabama, the place goes nuts!   I have been to a ...

I grew up in a Eudora Welty novel. When I travel north or west, it is not unusual for people to comment on my “southerness.” As I am penning this narrative, I am enjoying a ...