Banjos, Barbecue and Boiled Peanuts

by Neely, Kirk H.; Jones, Krista

• ISBN13: 9781891885815
• ISBN10: 1891885812
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Hub City Pr

Summary

Welcome to the South as only Kirk H. Neely can describe it. In Banjos, Barbecue and Boiled Peanuts, Kirk Neely uses his precise eye, keen ear, and down-home voice to capture those small truths of life in the South as he spins yarns about groundhogs and black snakes, mockingbirds and bluebirds, pound cake and cypress knees.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Writing Southern Stories
Be Who You Is
A Cast Iron Skillet	p. 13
Living by the Railroad Tracks	p. 16
On Being Gray	p. 22
Watermelon Season	p. 25
Vacation In a Rest Area	p. 29
The Five-String Banjo	p. 34
Mammy's Pound Cake	p. 38
The Mockingbird's Song	p. 42
On Speaking Southern	p. 45
This Side of the Kudza
Eulogy for a Groundhog	p. 49
Swimming with Sharks	p. 53
Kudza Forever	p. 56
Buying Groung	p. 60
Dancing Daffodils	p. 64
On Being a Colorblind Artist	p. 67
The Pacolet River Horse	p. 70
Homegrown Tomatoes	p. 74
Stormy the Garden Cat	p. 79
Looking for Dixie	p. 82
Take It Slow and Easy
The Boxcar and the Bird's Nest	p. 89
Autumn Colors	p. 92
The Appalachian Trail	p. 96
Southern Barbecue	p. 100
Surprised by a Black Snake	p. 105
The Dark Corner	p. 108
A Wildwood Flower	p. 113
Bluebirds of Hope	p. 116
Backpacking Jocassee Gorges	p. 119
The Boykin Spaniel	p. 125
In Reverent Tones
The Cypress Knee Man	p. 129
The Old Grist Mill	p. 132
The Legend of Stone Soup	p. 136
Flying Flowers	p. 139
Tears in a Bottle	p. 142
Wedding Surprises	p. 145
What"s That Humming Sound?	p. 148
The Outer Banks	p. 151
The Mysteries of Paris Mountain	p. 157
An Acquired Taste
The Ant Farm	p. 161
Learning to Live With Less	p. 164
Not Your Mama's Ginger Ale	p. 169
Brother to a Dragonfly	p. 172
Please Pass the Boiled Peanuts	p. 175
Guitars and Gratitude	p. 180
Apple Cider Sweet and Sour	p. 183
Peace Like a River	p. 187
A Southern Snowfall	p. 194
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