By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary My phone rang. Unknown number. I answered and expected to hear a robo-recording about important information regarding my automotive warranty. B... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary My interview was scheduled for noon. It’s not every day you are a keynote speaker for Miss Bernice’s fourth-grade class career day, via video... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Remember when you were little? Remember how whenever you were sick your mother made chicken soup? Remember what culinary pageantry this was? Yo... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Here’s what I want you to do. Go outside and open your car doors. Now gather all your earthly possessions and shove them into your backseat. Af... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Lord have mercy. Betty White is dead. She inherited her Eternal Reward today on New Year’s Eve, at age 99. Less than 24 hours before the New Ye... Read more
By Sean Deitrich, Sean of the South Commentary My phone vibrated. The first birthday text of the day came from the old man who coached my Little League team after my father died. He made a... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I don’t know how it started. But somewhere along the way people started sending me angel stories. So I started sharing them. Which only meant t... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was the night after Christmas, and Birmingham was quiet. I was on a walk through a neighborhood, watching street lights wink on at dusk. Th... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was just the two of us, seated at dinner. Alone on Christmas night. Dressed in our Sunday best. Candles on the dining table. Choral music pl... Read more
Sean of the South: Raising Questions
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I get a lot of mail in the form of letters, texts, emails, and subpoenas. Many of these messages are questions, which I am not always able to a... Read more