The Civil War changed funeral customs
2026-06-17
Time was, you could buy a casket from a country store. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net A do-it-yourself casket for a pet is asContinue Reading
Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club
2026-06-10
Where a $20 bush axe killed the music. Jackson Station Rhythm & Blues Club October 1977—April 1990 Where the music died. By Tom Poland, AContinue Reading
Golf Tips for Seniors: Aiming
2026-06-10
By Robin All One of the most common mistakes beginning golfers make is improper alignment. Many players check their aim by placing a club orContinue Reading
A chain-smoking cat saved my life
2026-05-21
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Summer 2022, St. Simons Island, I’m sitting around the pool when my niece, Harper, and her friend, Stella, askContinue Reading
Golf Tips for Seniors: Head Down?
2026-05-21
One of the first things a new golfer hears is to “keep your head down” and “keep your eye on the ball.” While well-intentioned, thatContinue Reading
A disastrous Revolutionary War battle
2026-05-12
Photo: Beyond the fence, an open battlefield filled with longleaf pines in 1780e. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Old battlefields seem more like parks.Continue Reading
Golf tips for Seniors: Senior golf shafts
2026-05-12
By Robin All Since we are sending tips for seniors to play better golf, the stiffness of the shafts in your golf clubs, can makeContinue Reading
Memory — the good, bad, ugly and sad
2026-05-08
Photo: Old Photographs By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net “You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget.” CormacContinue Reading
Dirty laundry a personal history
2026-04-28
Photo: Wilson’s Laundromat, The stories this place could tell. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net My first time home from college I took a bagContinue Reading
Shiloh waits for help
2026-04-20
No one hears the wind chimes. The parking lot stays empty. By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net I call it the Roll Call of TheContinue Reading
A curious battle for independence
2026-04-15
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net It’s a battle Britain claimed to have won, and yet it sent the Redcoats to Charleston and back toContinue Reading