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
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary He was loading my grocery bags. I’ll call him Michael. He was early twenties, wearing an apron. He has Down syndrome. “How are you today?” he s... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary You are special. You are infinitely, unbelievably, absolutely, once-in-a-septillion-years special. That’s right, I’m talking to you, one of the... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary Sandy was seated on the porch, wearing an apron, folding clothes from a giant basket. She was a certified laundry fairy for three unkempt child... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary In my family, there was no real difference between religion and fried chicken. The two items went hand in hand. When you attended church events... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A car accident. A crushed car, sideways in the median. Years ago. She saw the car and pulled over. She jogged toward it. It... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary I was interviewed by a kid. I’ll call her “Kay,” but that’s not her name. Kay is a foster child who loves Auburn University football. Kay is al... Read more
By Sean Dietrich, Sean of the South Commentary He was tall, lean, and young. When he approached me, he hugged me. Then, his mother hugged us both. A three-person club sandwich. He must’ve be... Read more
Sean of the South: Dear Sean
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