By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary An old woman who shall remain anonymous arrived in Uvalde, Texas, early this morning, driving a 2009 Ford with high mileage and bad tires. She... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary A rural school. An overcast day. Mrs. Welch arrived early to work driving, her husband’s truck. There has been a lot of rain lately, she almost... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I am browsing a shelf of antique books. I come across the “Official Boy Scout Handbook” published in 1945. The binding is cracked with age. In... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary DEAR SEAN: You rip on journalism a lot and it gets redundant. You are not correct about journalists, we do not only report horrible news. I hav... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary When I first met Michelle, the first thing she did was hug me. It all started when Michelle emailed me one morning and asked to interview me fo... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I got an email from a newspaper that quit carrying my column because I mentioned the topic of suicide too often. They felt it was too morbid. N... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary He was loading my grocery bags. I’ll call him Michael. He was early twenties, wearing an apron. He has Down syndrome. “How are you today?” he s... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You are special. You are infinitely, unbelievably, absolutely, once-in-a-septillion-years special. That’s right, I’m talking to you, one of the... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Sandy was seated on the porch, wearing an apron, folding clothes from a giant basket. She was a certified laundry fairy for three unkempt child... Read more
Sean of the South: The Unofficial First Day of Summer
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer, and summer was in full bloom in America. The nation experienced mostly beautiful weather. The M... Read more