Stories from the South as best as I remember them
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This week, I went back to see Dr. Robichaux to have the stitches removed from my left thumb after trigger finger surgery. The appointment went exactly as…
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Read more: The Frying Pan Sprung a Leak
The Frying Pan Sprung a Leak
Back in the late 1990s, we owned a little rental house over off 21st Street in Winston-Salem. Nothing fancy. Small homes. Working folks. A lot…
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Read more: Finding Your Dr Pepper
Finding Your Dr Pepper
Today I called my friend and colleague, Kevin King. Kevin is from Mississippi and about as Southern as they come. He’s a general contractor, and…
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Read more: I was Trying to Get My Corn
I was Trying to Get My Corn
There were a bunch of us boys running around the farm back then. I was the oldest, around thirteen. Charlie and Phil were the younger…
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Read more: Y’all Up
Y’all Up
As best as I remember it, when I was growing up, during the school year there was one phone call you could count on just…
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Joel Scales is a Louisiana business owner, storyteller, and lifelong observer of the people and places that shaped him. Whether writing about childhood on tobacco farm, family legends, or lessons learned the hard way, Joel captures Southern life with humor, faith, and heart.