By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You don’t find places like this anymore. You just don’t. Brenda’s Kitchen sits off Highway 45 in Chester County, Tennessee. It’s a tiny restaur... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary DEAR SEAN: I have tickets to see you at The Ritz Theater in Talladega in September. I was so excited to see you were coming that I secured five... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Dear Myra, on your first day of seventh grade, I wanted to sit down and write you a letter. Namely, I wanted to remind you not to be anxious ab... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary “WAHOO! WELCOME TO THE WAHOOS STADIUM!” That’s what he’d always say. Josh Parr’s wheelchair sat parked at the top of the stairs where he greete... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary There was a lot of excitement in the admissions department a few weeks ago. It was a big day. All the angels were getting their wings ruffled o... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Thank you for holding the door for an old woman at Cracker Barrel. You must’ve been fourteen, you were with friends. You were laughing and carr... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary There was a book on her nightstand the evening she died. A novel. She was halfway finished. Chapter eleven. The old woman was a great reader. R... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I’ve never been to a trampoline park before because I prefer my groin muscles to be untorn. Recently, we took my friend Becca—she is 11 years o... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You were my writing partner. Almost every morning, whenever I would emerge onto my front porch with messed-up hair and stiff joints, a laptop i... Read more
Sean of the South: Birmingham
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South I awoke early and went for a walk with my dogs through Magic City. The sun wasn’t up yet, so I had to let my eyes adjust to the tar darkness. The locals c... Read more