Category Archives: Alabama

The Party Line

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Terry Taylor

“Hello? Who’s this?” “John?” “No, it’s Pearl.” “Pearl? Why do you sound like a man?” “That was Earl. He’s on here too.” “Hey y’all.” “Earl, how’s that gout?”

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Murder Creek, Alabama

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I heard his story as a young boy growing up in South Alabama. The names were different, except for Murder Creek, which despite its name, is a good place to canoe. Long before he got killed, Lemuel Pitsimons was a … Continue reading →

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Under A Big Old Bay Tree

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I am standing under a Magnolia tree (or bay tree as my grandmother called it) in humidity so thick I can taste it. Its trunk – thicker than a 50-gallon drum – pushes up into twisted, low branches holding hand-sized … Continue reading →

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The Stains Of July

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Alabama summer harvest: Covington County tomatoes, Chilton County peaches and plums.

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BBQ, Rain, Mud, Wrecks and Rednecks (Part 2)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The dirt track hugs wooden bleachers angling up about 25 feet into the damp Shenandoah wind. A man in a camo gimme cap with a belly big enough to have swallowed a small child chugs by wearing a painted-on-tight t-shirt, … Continue reading →

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BBQ, Rain, Mud, Wrecks and Rednecks (Part 1)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I’ll get this out of the way right up front: I grew up in LA (meaning Lower Alabama). So when I speak of rednecks, it is not with disdain, but affection. I have changed a lot over the years since … Continue reading →

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Auburn, Oaks and Idiots

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Terry Taylor

First let me say that I am glad that no alumni of my alma mater, the University of Alabama, poisoned those two oaks at Toomer’s Corner in Auburn last week. Something so despicable just goes to show how ugly this … Continue reading →

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No Reindeer Were Harmed In the Writing of This Story

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Terry Taylor

South Alabama, between Mobile and Dothan and north of Pensacola, is a rural place filled with deer, rabbits, alligators, foxes, squirrels, bobcats, panthers and even an off-course bear or two. There are no reindeer. Not officially. This fact never stopped … Continue reading →

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Where Is Atticus Finch?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Growing up fifty miles from Monroeville, Alabama means I have crossed paths with the reclusive Harper Lee many times. I never met her, mind you. I know her from her famous book, a biography she refused to cooperate with and … Continue reading →

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Irony Of The Road

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Another 1,800 miles on my odometer. Only 300 more to go. Over 6,000 on I-95, I-85 and I-65 since Christmas. The road is crowded, but lonely, everyone in their moving cans like tomatoes on the way to the shelf in … Continue reading →

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