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Tag Archives: New South Essays
Mercer pride
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
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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
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Preserving the art of Southern storytelling
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
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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
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New tricks
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
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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
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It’s all downhill
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
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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
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Snowpocalypse 2014: A product of the New South
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
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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
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