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Valerie MacEwan
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True Tales of the New South
[26.Dec.02] :. I see it as the globalization of the Southern experience.
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[24.Jul.02] :. Confederate soldiers utilized the Rebel Yell to put fear into the hearts and souls of the Union Army. It also made them happy, I suspect, to holler in the woods.
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[26.Jun.02] :. Many have described the Mud Run as Heaven on Earth for folks who love beer, tattoos, tube tops, and tobacco
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[29.May.02] :. Agri-tourism. It seems people will pay good money to drive a tractor, weed collards, and pick cotton.
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[23.Apr.02] :. . . . the inevitable chemical breakdown of the rubber components of tractor tires . . . combined with the unfortunate fading of red plastic in both artificial begonias and roses, brought about a sense of urgency in the group's ultimate mission . . .
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[8.Jun.04] :. Coming of age plots haven't gone out of style -- the term has. There's got to be a better phrase: Grow up or shut up. Reality excursions. Maturity madness.
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[21.Jan.04] :. Critics must be fair in their evaluation of a book and they must explain their disappointment or their joy. They should, from time to time, recommend that others give a book a try -- that their analysis is not the final word.
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[12.Jan.04] :. Reviewers should never reveal that critical plot pivot early in most suspense thrillers when the reader should stop and think about the protagonist's course of action. The 'give away point' you could call it.
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[5.Nov.03] :. Clyde Edgerton, a combination of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, is the quintessential southern storyteller.
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[16.Oct.03] :. Imagine a small group of cloistered nuns, right in the middle of Cleveland, who pray for the City, all day, all night. This is their calling. In 2003. Gives you chills, doesn't it? The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, cloistered in a monastery, they're praying for you.
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