Category Archives: Alabama

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. Tweet This Post

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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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Sail Cat Road, Chapter 20

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Sail Cat Road, the sequel to No Good End, continues below. It is being posted tweet-by-tweet daily on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ttaylordude). I will post each chapter here on Ning (in chronological order). For the prequel, please go to:  www.nogoodend.com. Each chapter … Continue reading →

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Fast Food

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Terry Taylor

  I hate to admit this, but I have eaten an animal we hit during a rainstorm as we were driving down the road. Truth is, I have eaten more than one. It’s been a long time, and it was … Continue reading →

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Lit and Loaded

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Terry Taylor

I heard part of this story and witnessed the other part of it. The year was 1974. Down on Highway 29 headed south out of Andalusia, Alabama towards Florala and the Florida line, a single, tall evergreen tree leaned achingly … Continue reading →

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Ode To The Skin Of A Pig

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

I know full well that college football is damned near pro football – perched right on the edge, sniffing the rim like a dog in the bathroom. I know that major teams are raking in millions while players scramble to … Continue reading →

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Fact Following Fiction

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Terry Taylor

Three weeks ago, I wrote a scenario into “No Good End,” a fiction novel that I have been posting on Twitter 140 characters at a time. It involved an 18-wheeler and a hit man. The 18-wheeler ends up nose-diving into … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case Of My Twitter Novel

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Terry Taylor

  On June 19th, I started doing something crazy: writing a novel on Twitter. Not about Twitter, on it, line by line, chunk by chunk. Watching people in Iran tweeting news out of their country when the press was shut … Continue reading →

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Long Road To The Galaxie

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Terry Taylor

When my grandfather died, we inherited his rusty, 1949 Chevrolet truck. It was ancient and I thought everyone who saw me riding in it would start humming the tune to The Beverly Hillbillies. To make matters worse, my father painted … Continue reading →

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