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A Look Back at “Patchwork: A Chronicle of Alabama in the New South,” part two
*You should read “A Look Back,” part one first. It was ten years ago this month that I concluded the year-long “Patchwork” project that had me reading,…
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Reading: “How to Write a Sentence”
How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One by Stanley FishMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I started reading this book in hopes…
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Southern Movie 47: “The Beguiled” (1971)
In 1971, when The Beguiled was released to American movie audiences, it would have been easy to buy into the notion that Southerners were crazy.…
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Reading: “Let the Dead Bury Their Dead” by Randall Kenan
Let the Dead Bury Their Dead by Randall KenanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars As short story collections go, this is a strong one. I…
