Death of the Moon – A Southern Ghost Story
In Death of the Moon, Rick Baldwin paints a funny Southern ghost story full of termites, fire, and a funeral gone wrong.
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Category: Southern Humor
Lantanas and Bandanas
A funny, touching Southern humor short story about grief, lantanas, an unexpected stranger, and a cat in aviators who changes one widow’s quiet morning.
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Lucille and the Great Tribulation
by Mac McLeod Chip Le Fevre was always a fool, the class clown. One of the most often told...
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A Letter to My Hacker
After her school email gets hacked, Ella Maas gives her hacker a performance review, grading everything from creativity and spelling to target selection.
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Hee Haw Rewritten
Explore a classic Hee Haw sketch reimagined in the styles of Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, William S. Burroughs, Sylvia Plath, David Foster Wallace, and more. A humorous look at Southern stereotypes, literary voice, and how storytelling transforms even the simplest joke.
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Transition Counselor
In a small Alabama town, funeral home transition counselor Virgie Warren is famous for writing unforgettable obituaries. But her most memorable performance comes at the funeral of the town’s beloved telephone operator.
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5 Things I Learned Working at an Ice Cream Shop
Working at an ice cream shop seemed simple—until the customers showed up. From awkward tipping tactics to moonwalking strangers, this humorous essay shares five unforgettable lessons from a summer behind the counter.
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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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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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