By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary DEAR SEAN: My dad committed suicide last night. I just need to tell someone, ELEVEN-IN-EAST-FLORIDA DEAR ELEVEN: I have only one thing I want y... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You’d never know there was a mass shooting in Vestavia Hills last night. I drove through Vestavia today. It was sunny. There was a decent lunch... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Birmingham. I saw something shocking. I was in a parking lot when I saw two young men fighting. They were mid-twenties. They were screaming. Th... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Westminster, Colorado. Before school ended a few weeks ago, 12-year-old Brody Ridder did what every kid does at the end of the school year. He... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary NASHVILLE — Nathan is 12. He is on his way to soccer practice. His mother is driving. He is in the backseat of the car. He sees something. “Pu... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary DEAR SEAN: I have been going through a hard time since losing my mom and don’t know what I believe anymore. I’m not sure whether I believe in G... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I didn’t expect anyone to know me in Newnan, Georgia. I don’t expect people to know me anywhere. I’m just a guy with an overbite. I’m nobody. I... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I found a brown paper bag full of tomatoes on my doorstep, along with homemade tomato chutney. I don’t know where the stuff came from, but the... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary He was born the same year Ty Cobb retired. The same era The Bambino was selling Old Gold cigarettes in the back pages of “The Saturday Evening... Read more
Sean of the South: Some Glad Summer
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You went to heaven yesterday. It was the first day of summer, of all days. You died on the summer solstice. This world already feels weird with... Read more