Making Bread Hauling Bread
If you grew up in East Tennessee during the 1970s, you remember the names A.J. Tucker and Mavis...
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Category: Southern Humor
Attack of the Stuff
I’m not a hoarder (although we can talk about that in therapy), but I have a deep, physical reaction to throwing away anything that can still be used—by me or by somebody.
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The Porch Mystery
Jenny and Laura are fast friends.
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Raccoon Elegy
A dead raccoon, a presidential heir, and a Southern meditation on baculums, toothpicks, and authenticity. A satirical essay steeped in Appalachian humor and absurd folklore.
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The Rise and Fall of the Nipple Model
A comprehensive historical overview of nipple models in Western art, tracing their rise, cultural influence, decline, and unexpected resurgence in the digital era.
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Revenge of the Rhubarb
A humorous Southern essay about rhubarb, family traditions, and surviving some truly questionable Appalachian cooking.
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Bowling Green
From the time I am fifteen years of age until I am nineteen, I am the greatest actor on the planet. I turn nineteen and am no longer the greatest actor on the face of the planet.
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My Swiss Air Experience Was Not Neutral
A humorous and brutally honest account of a Swiss Air flight gone wrong—no entertainment, unexpected turbulence, and a travel experience that was anything but neutral.
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You’re Not the Dead Man I Thought You Were
A true Southern humor story about walking into the wrong funeral and having to play along—an unforgettable mix of etiquette, culture, and comedy.
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Tim Dorsey: Florida’s Patron Saint of Chaos
A humorous tribute to Tim Dorsey and his Serge Storms novels. Why Florida’s wildest crime satire series is worth reading now.
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