In the south, we like our words to be long and multisyllabic. Saying hello can take eons, and sharing a memory takes almost as long as the subject or event itself. Summaries in family settings and short goodbyes are non-existent. I remember long summer afternoons sitting under a big oak tree or winter evenings by the fire, listening to an older family member impart stories of … [Read more...] about Brevity, Often the Bane of Southerners
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The Southern.Life is a publication of Emerson Parker Press, which is owned and operated by Jim Harris and his wife, Marian.
This blog was created to share a passion for all things Southern. For generations, those of us native to the South have taken great pride in our heritage, our traditions, and in the telling of our stories.
