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
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The cardboard sign on the highway said “Hot Bulled Pee-Nuts.” I pulled over out of pure instinct. For there are few things I love more than a p... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary The old man showed up to visit his granddaughter in the pediatric oncology wing of the hospital. It was late. He took the elevator and got a fe... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Newspapers have a smell. If you’re lucky enough to find a newspaper in our digital world, you’ll notice the smell first. Fresh newsprint paper.... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary “Welcome to Moe’s!” the man sang to us. He was pushing a mop, wiping down tables at Moe’s Southwest Grill in Daphne, Alabama. We walked into th... Read more
Sean of the South: Church Lady
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