Monthly Archives: September 2014

I Seen the Elephant

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

If you go down Laurel Lake Road–the one by the old “Richie’s Market”–over I-24 in Monteagle, you will come to the cemetery where Henry Walter “Hamper” McBee is buried.  Hamper was a legend in this part of Tennessee, a moonshiner, … Continue reading →

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In the Form of a Question

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Below is the text of some remarks I was supposed to give to the Senior Class at Sewanee this spring but never did–when I arrived to Cravens Hall, the banquet had been called off because of a tornado warning!  How … Continue reading →

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Protected: Bye Bye Burdies?

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Goodbye Little Yellow House

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

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