Tag Archives: New South Essays

Four walls and a roof

Posted on April 5, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

I hate moving. Moving is one of my least favorite activities because when you’re married to Carla, moving means painting. I hate painting. When we first got married we lived in an apartment with vaulted ceilings. Because of her need … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged children, Christmas, contemporary South, family, home buying, house painting, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lilburn, Macon, memories, moving, new house, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, raising children, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South | 5 Comments

Thoughts on Lanny

Posted on March 29, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

On Nov. 1, 2013, my father-in-law, Lanny Barron, was in an automobile accident on his way to his house in Sandersville from his family’s farm outside of town. He died on Thanksgiving, Nov. 28. Today’s essay is the eulogy I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged automobile accident, brothers, Carla Wallace, children, contemporary South, eulogy, family, father-in-law, funeral, Georgia, grief, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lanny Barron, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, relationships, Sandersville, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southerners, the South | 3 Comments

Mercer pride

Posted on March 22, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

I had just wrapped up a conference call and had about 15 minutes until I needed to leave my office for my next meeting on the other side of the Georgia Tech campus. A quick check of the Mercer-Duke score … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged basketball, bracket buster, college basketball, contemporary South, Duke, Duke University, first round upsets, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Mercer, Mercer Bears, Mercer fans, Mercer Nation, Mercer pride, Mercer University, Nancy Grace, NCAA men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, Number 14 seed, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern sports, Southerners, the South, upset | 7 Comments

Preserving the art of Southern storytelling

Posted on March 15, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

I had been to Arkansas only once in my life until a month ago. Now, I’m transported to the Starving Artist Café in the Argenta Arts District of North Little Rock once a week for an incredible 30-to-40-minute immersion into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aregenta Arts District, Arkansas, contemporary South, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Mark Simpson, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, North Little Rock, Paula Martin Morell, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southern storytelling, Southerners, Starving Artist Cafe, Tales from the South, the South | 2 Comments

Truth in labeling

Posted on March 1, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

There comes a time in every parent’s life when they are faced with the sudden and shocking realization that their children are no longer children. Monday morning I pulled an undershirt out of the drawer, and there at the back … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barron, Carlton, children, clothes, confusing tags, contemporary South, family, gifts, Harris, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, mixing up clothes, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, parenting, raising children, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, T-shirts, the South, undershirts, wearing your kids clothes | 4 Comments

New tricks

Posted on February 22, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

Jack is an old dog. To you and me he’s 16, but according to the Pedigree Dog Calculator, he’s the equivalent of an 80-year-old man. Jack has outlived his brother, Joe, by about 10 years. He’s outlived his best friend, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged contemporary South, family, grief, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lilburn, loss, mourning, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, old dogs, pekingese, pets, poodle, Sandersville, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southerners, taking care of old dogs, the South | 4 Comments

It’s all downhill

Posted on February 8, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

These were two journeys I didn’t want to take. I was less than thrilled to be “voluntold” by my wife back before Christmas that I was chaperoning our son’s first snow skiing adventure in January with the youth from church. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 13-year-olds, Beech Mountain, Bode Miller, Boone, brothers, children, contemporary South, family, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, North Carolina, overcoming parental fears, parenting, parenting teenagers, raising children, raising teens, relationships, ski, ski trip, snow skiing, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, teenagers, the South, thirteen years old, travel, turning 13 | 3 Comments

Snowpocalypse 2014: A product of the New South

Posted on February 1, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

As I worked this week from home in my pajamas, I couldn’t help but join the millions of Atlantans and Birminghamians, among others, in contemplating just how Snowpocalypse 2014 happened. This will not surprise you, but I’ve come to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlanta, Atlanta snow, Atlanta snow 2014, Birmingham snow, blame, commute, commuting, contemporary South, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, Snowpocalypse, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, terrible commutes, the South, Winter Storm Leon, winter weather | 5 Comments

Living in the Nose South

Posted on January 18, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

What does your house smell like? Ours is a mixture of coffee, a hint of mildew wafting up from the basement (the dehumidifier is on the fritz), fabric softener, and bergamot. You heard me. Bergamot. You know bergamot, right? I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aromas, aromatherapy, contemporary South, decorating, Febreeze, house smells, Jeff Foxworthy, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Martha Stewart, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, odors, Scentsy, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southern Living, Southerners, the South, Wallflowers, Yankee Candle | 4 Comments

A son-in-law’s grief

Posted on January 11, 2014 by lanceelliottwallace

At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, my mother-in-law called me on my mobile phone as I was driving out of the parking garage at work in Midtown Atlanta. “Lanny has been in accident,” were the words that began … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Daddy, death, family, father-in-law, grief, grieving, Lance Elliott Wallace, Lance Wallace, Lanny Barron, loss, New South, New South Essays, NewSouth, relationships, son-in-law, South, Southern, Southern Culture, Southerners, the South | 28 Comments

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