By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I found a brown paper bag full of tomatoes on my doorstep, along with homemade tomato chutney. I don’t know where the stuff came from, but the... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary He was born the same year Ty Cobb retired. The same era The Bambino was selling Old Gold cigarettes in the back pages of “The Saturday Evening... Read more
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
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
Sean of the South: Welcome to Newnan
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I didn’t expect anyone to know me in Newnan, Georgia. I don’t expect people to know me anywhere. I’m just a guy with an overbite. I’m nobody. I... Read more