Their peace train ran out of track.
2025-03-20
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Man Will Always Wage War I remember the Vietnam anti-war protests at the University of Georgia. Some group firebombedContinue Reading
Juke Joints and Dive Bars
2025-03-12
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Mom never darkened the door of a juke joint, but that didn’t stop her from rendering a harsh judgment.Continue Reading
The birds of death forever fly, you black riders
2025-03-10
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net Roads tell stories. I’ve come across the “Mule Kick That Killed Eight People” in Edgefield County. I’ve seen storesContinue Reading
The forgotten rain porch
2025-03-04
By Tom Poland: A Southern Writer TomPoland.net A reader and friend, Zilphy DuRant of Florence, mailed me a letter and clipping from The Post andContinue Reading
A day in the life of a garbage man
2025-01-22
You campers, be careful what you wrap in aluminum foil. By Tom Poland: A Southern Writer Let this harrowing tale serve as a warning. BeContinue Reading
The New Orleans blues
2025-01-08
By Tom Poland, A Southern Writer TomPoland.net New Orleans-bound, Georgia Dawgs Andy and I left Columbia, South Carolina, December 31 at 7:30 am Headed toContinue Reading
Aging’s hidden beauty
2024-12-25
By Tom PolandTomPoland.net No more glory years, a beauty nonetheless. A junkyard hiding in woods surprised me. Old cars and pick-ups sat at odd angles,Continue Reading
Jingle Bells: the song that started a feud
2024-12-18
By Tom Poland: A Southern Writer TomPoland.net It’s annually voted the most popular Christmas song. Perhaps it’s the most controversial. When Savannah resident James L.Continue Reading
Lessons from the Great Snakeman
2024-12-11
One man’s fear is another man’s career. By Tom PolandTomPoland.net Come the cold, dormant months, few snakes, if any, are out and about. Perhaps winterContinue Reading
The last pecan pie
2024-11-27
By Tom Poland, A Southern WriterTomPoland.net You won’t find my mother’s secret to this recipe. It’s in the story. Photo by Debra Poland When IContinue Reading
Churches’ Unsung Hero
2024-11-22
By Tom Poland, A southern writer. From church to home, an antique pew escaped Helene and found new life. Sunday service is a time whenContinue Reading