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A short humor essay on why words like cussing, cursing, and swearing don’t quite fit—and a proposal for a better one.
Read Moreby Rick Baldwin | Jan 15, 2026 | 0 |
A short humor essay on why words like cussing, cursing, and swearing don’t quite fit—and a proposal for a better one.
Read Moreby Jonathan Ellers | Jan 15, 2026 | 0 |
A Kentucky native living in New York City overhears a stranger at a bar—leading to an improbable coincidence involving Elkhorn Creek, chance, and synchronicity.
Read Moreby Rick Baldwin | Jan 9, 2026 | 1 |
A funny essay about the Southern obligation to greet everyone you encounter, even when it turns awkward, exhausting, or completely absurd.
Read Moreby Jonathan Ellers | Jan 5, 2026 | 0 |
A Florida snorkeling trip, a cloudy reef, and a single, unlikely splash of color collide in a story about chance, marriage, and very nearly walking home to New York.
Read Moreby Rick Baldwin | Dec 28, 2025 | 0 |
A fast, funny true story about officiating a rogue wedding ceremony inside a crowded chapel at Cade’s Cove. One kiss, no permit, and a room full of tourists.
Read Moreby Jonathan Ellers | Dec 26, 2025 | 2 |
A summer farm job in rural Kentucky becomes a lesson in power, fairness, and how easily workers can be blamed when authority goes unchecked.
Read Moreby Rick Baldwin | Dec 22, 2025 | 0 |
A short humor piece about celebrity names, confused strangers, and why sharing a famous name doesn’t come with a trust fund.
Read Moreby The Editor | Dec 12, 2025 | 0 |
A weary barfly laments America’s lost holidays, cancel culture, and cultural absurdity in this satirical Southern humor piece from The Leghorn.
Read Moreby Rick Baldwin | Dec 9, 2025 | 0 |
A tongue-in-cheek guide to hunting and field dressing Buc-ee the Beaver. Southern tradition meets highbrow satire.
Read Moreby Rick Baldwin | Dec 7, 2025 | 1 |
A humorous personal essay about aging, balance, and the day my long streak of perfectly balancing coffee on my knee finally came crashing down.
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