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Home Articles Links Stories from the Press Snippets Message Board Editor's Bio Bulletin Board Submissions Free Update E-mail Link to USADS ___________________ ARTICLES ABOUT SOUTHERN PEOPLE AND PLACES . . . AND ANYTHING ELSE WE FANCY. One of the best sites on the Net for readers, writers, storytellers, travelers, nostalgia buffs, and gossips. Southern Talk "One of the most singular facts about the unwritten history of this country is the consummate ability with which southern influence . . . dictated to and domineered over the brain and sinew of this nation." -- Anna Julia Cooper "My mother, southern to the bone, once told me, 'All southern literature can be summed up in these words: On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.' She raised me up to be a southern writer, but it wasn't easy." -- Pat Conroy "The South always makes good reading. It features the virtues and vices, writ large, of the nation as a whole. It's good entertainment. It's high drama." -- Fred Hobson "I opened the safe, took a biscuit off a plate, and punched a hole in it with my finger. Then with a jar of cane syrup, I poured the hole full, waited for it to soak in good, and then poured again." -- Harry Crews "Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin' and preachin' were a lot alike." -- Bear Bryant "When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from it. He must always be a stranger to the place he loves, and its people." -- Willie Morris "When I was a child and the snow fell, my mother always rushed to the kitchen and made snow ice cream and divinity fudge--egg whites, sugar and pecans, mostly. It was a lark then and I always associate divinity fudge with snowstorms." -- Eudora Welty "Sam and I talked a lot together, had long and involved conversations, mostly about which one of us had done the other one wrong and, if not about that, about which one of us was the better man. It would be a good long time before I started thinking of Sam as a dog instead of a person." -- Harry Crews Southern Speak CHINCHY: miserly, stingy "She got plum chinchy with us after she went and married that selfish old man." Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Click here! We try to keep it simple here at USADS for fast loading. Trouble accessing the articles page? Please click here for plain text. @2001, 2002 All Rights Reserved Best viewed on IE Updated Oct., 2002

GREAT STORIES AT USADS! Out of Nowhere by Don Drane What can you give somebody who has everything? Why, a wonderful southern bottletree, of course. Don Drane tells you just how to create one of the most fabulous works of folkart ever. A technicolored dream! And a must read. Letter From Paris, September 11, 2001 by Gusty Russel Scattergood Mississippi Delta native Gusty Scattergood shares a story of her experiences following September 11, 2001, while stranded in Paris. This is a beautiful letter-- heartfelt and moving. Gravel Roads by Thomas Givens Judge Tom grew up in the Deep South and has more southern stories than most anybody around. Here he describes a young boy's fun on the "gravel roads of home." Ye Editor thinks the good judge should thank his lucky stars he's around to tell the tale. Whatta storyteller! Poems by David Ritchie Enjoy these wonderful poems by David Ritchie who now lives in the Northwest, but don't be fooled--his southern roots are apparent in his writing. Enjoy! Kissing Lesson by Beth Boswell Jacks USADEEPSOUTH editor Beth Jacks posts another of her newspaper columns as she gives readers all the information she can find on "Kissing." You'll learn some stuff here . . . My Own Amazing Grace by Bettye Rozier Gibson Bettye Gibson celebrates the memory of her loving-but-klutzy mama, appreciating her devotion more each day. Mama never missed a thing--and everybody knew she was around, for sure! Flying Drunk by Kent Fletcher Whacha gonna do when the plane won't go? When the pilot's been in the sauce? When the passengers are, so to speak, in mucho hot water? Kent tells us all about it. Skiing On The Catfish Pond by Wes Wilson Mix two boys, two vivid imaginations, a little creativity, a ski rope, a vehicle, and a catfish pond. Guess what you get? A romping wet afternoon of fun, that's what! Czech Boy Supper by Floyd Shaman Mississippi sculptor Floyd Shaman is not only a wonderful artist, but also a marvelous cook (thanks to the guidance of his delightful wife Molly). Here's Floyd's recipe for sausage, apples, and sauerkraut. Hear me: If the Shamans cook it, it's delicious! What Is It About Grits? by Edward V. Folkes, Jr. Edward Folkes gives a slap-yo-mama tribute to that glorious southern delicacy we all lovingly call GRITS. Yessirree. Got a link here too if you want to know more. Ketchup Bottles and Manhood (No pickles!) by Jack Kean Mississippi author and newspaper columnist, Jack Kean, describes his research on the things that truly make a man a man--a good man, that is. He's a bit cynical about these suggestions, as well he should be. There's never been a man yet who could remember to put the toilet seat down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And why not enjoy these "oldies but goodies"? My Dog Bob by Jody Correro Fiddle Man by David Davis She Always Got Her Fish by Larry Pace She Was Such A Dear by Charles W. Dowdy Do-Nuts, Fries and Lies by Bonnie B. Horton

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