By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I am sitting at a bar in Port Saint Joe. It’s a dark place. It smells like onion rings and Miller Lite. I might be mistaken, but I believe ther... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The hotel parking lot. Early afternoon. He was packing his truck. Slamming toolbox lids. Reorganizing luggage in the rear cab. Iowa plates. I’v... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary In God We Trust. That’s the motto of my home state. In 1868, the Florida legislature adopted this motto. Namely, because they thought it sounde... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Morning. The lobby of my hotel is crowded. It’s breakfast time. This is the moment of day when guests emerge from rooms with messed-up hair, be... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South The first day of fall arrived in Birmingham. It came frighteningly quick. Yesterday it was summer, hotter than the hinges of hades. This morning it was co... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Montgomery. It’s evening. Riverwalk Stadium is thumping. Tonight is a big night for the Montgomery Biscuits minor league team. Half the town is... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I am in the sticks. Rural west Alabama. A land of hayfields, cattle pastures, automotive graveyards, and shotgun houses with porch sofas. You h... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I receive a lot of emails, but I can’t answer them all. People have suggested I use auto-generated email responses designed to robotically than... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary On the 28th anniversary of your suicide I climbed a mountain. Not figuratively. Literally. I hiked to the top of Mount Cheaha, the way you migh... Read more
Sean of the South: Savannah
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Savannah, Georgia. I am walking upon 300-year-old cobblestone streets with my coonhound. It’s perfect October weather. This antiquated downtown... Read more