By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Gray weather feels a lot like taking a field trip to Hell. I don’t like overcast days. Whenever the sky gets like this, I sit by a windowsill a... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I am in the lobby of my hotel, waking up. The coffee is lukewarm. The breakfast is freezer burnt. And the overhead music playing is “Highway to... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I was raised on porches. I love a good porch. Especially old ones. The haint blue ceilings. The swinging ferns. The skidmarks from when I rode... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Dear Young Writers, You know who you are. You’re reading this on your phone, computer, tablet, or maybe a soggy newspaper you found in a gutter... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Dear Kid, Don’t grow up. Don’t turn into an adult. That’s my advice. Resist adulthood. Be a kid forever. Right now, a lot of adults are angry i... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Don’t shoot the messenger. But in America, one third of children have never handwritten a letter. And it’s not just kids. Nearly 40 percent of... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary This church is 115 years old. It’s small. Impossibly small, only able to fit 25 people—30 people if they are scrawny. The church is nestled in... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary “It’s all gone.” That’s what the lady on the news said. She was an older woman, being interviewed by a reporter. Giant news camera shoved in he... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary They stand behind caged doors. They look at you when you walk by. They howl like their lives depend on it. Because, you see, that’s just what t... Read more
Sean of the South: What I’m Thankful For
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Today, schoolkids across the nation will sit at desks, forced to write at knifepoint the same essay we all wrote each November: “What I’m Thank... Read more