Author: Rick Baldwin

The Angel of the Ox

In 1981, a property dispute led to a motorcycle stunt off the roof of The Mad Ox across from Carson-Newman College during Homecoming.

Dolphins cartoon by Rick Baldwin.

Cartoon © Rick Baldwin.

A short humor essay on why words like cussing, cursing, and swearing don’t quite fit—and a proposal for a better one.

A funny essay about the Southern obligation to greet everyone you encounter, even when it turns awkward, exhausting, or completely absurd.

The Leghorn is a Southern humor journal publishing essays, satire, and cartoons that reflect a changing South.
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