I posted another book review over on the Dew, so if you are interested in some good southern literature, you should try Cappy Hall Rearick's Simply Southern. It is full of short stories and memoirs that will make you laugh and cry.

Here is an excerpt from the first story, Granny Fuel...

“There are two three-foot high aliens hammering at my back door. They appear to be in disguise, their skin covered with dirt as fine and black as coal dust. I stare at the two aliens and they stare back at me, the whites of their eyes standing out from the rest of their faces. Underneath it all, there is a slight resemblance to the Grandkids from Hell.

Tentatively, I ask, ‘Who are you?’

They give each other the Duh! Look and say, ‘We’re your grandsons.

’‘Well, why are you covered in black dirt?’‘Cause we’re digging a humongous hole in your back yard.’‘

Are you planning to bury each other? Do you need some help?

’‘Duh! We’re building an armadillo trap.’

Stop the presses!

The dreaded armadillo infestation is going to be thwarted by two creatures who act like they might actually be related to me. I look them over, searching in vain for any likeness to my side of the family.

‘We’re working hard, Mammy, and we need Koolade.’‘

With or without Benedryl,’ I ask.”