By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The following story was mailed to me by a woman named Carole. The letter was written in pencil. Carole’s mother was young. Twenty-two years old... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You’re a Little-Leaguer. You’re riding in the bed of Mister Jimmy’s pickup with 13 of your closest teammates. Mister Jimmy is your coach. He’s... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I have received a lot of questions lately. I decided to combine the most frequently asked questions and answer them in the Q-and-A format. Here... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The supermarket checkout line. She was white-haired and frail. She looked like a church lady to me. Her buggy was filled to capacity so that it... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was late. I had just finished performing my one-man spasm in Tupelo, Mississippi. We were tired. My wife and I had a long drive ahead. But t... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary So here’s something. February 29th is the rarest birthday on the calendar. Did you know that? There is only a one in a 1,461 chance of being bo... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The distant green mountains are speeding past my train window. I am eating an omelet, drinking coffee, watching America go by at eye level. The... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary It was the dogs. The dogs are what got me. When you tour the 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City, you see a lot. You see twisted steel girder... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary “Why do so many people visit Mount Airy?” I ask the old man at the antique store. “Hmm?” he answers. I’m in North Carolina. Andy Griffith’s hom... Read more
Sean of the South: Nashville
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary One year. It’s been one year since it happened. Blessed are the victims of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, for they are with God. Bl... Read more