***when we last left off, lefty and i were abandoned at a gas station in germantown. thanks to noel for filling in.*** so, lefty and i are abandoned at a gas station in germantown, memphis, tennessee. it’s 8:30pm. i have fifteen pounds of fresh gulf shrimp in a cooler in the backseat of my dead [...]
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climbing into the cab of the truck with lefty and william was one of the most freeing feelings in recent memory. william was from sonny’s auto body out of durant and was a 53 year old with a wife and six dogs who has lived in durant his whole life. durant is pronounced like do-rag [...]
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***this is the first post in a series of installments detailing my trip up to hooch and sarah’s 10th wedding anniversary bash in southern illinois. not to give away the ending, but it was one of the best adventures in recent memory. and i love my friends and don’t deserve their unending generosity. but we [...]
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the mississippi delta, was shining like a national guitar. you drive right past graceland on 55. i almost stopped on a whim heading up to hooch’s, but then i realized a) i was in the middle of a nine hour drive with my dog and b) i was driving through on december 25th. so i [...]
