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~March '04 Featured Articles~ This USADS issue is jam-packed! ~~~~~~~~~~ USADEEPSOUTH BOOK NOTES with Augusta Russel Scattergood Gusty Scattergood’s review this month discusses Karin Slaughter’s book titled A Faint Cold Fear. You’ll love Gusty’s breezy, wise assessments of recommended books. Dixie - Part III by Randy Hill Here is the third and last installment of Randy Hill’s series on the “anthem of the South,” Dixie. Well done, Randy! Can You Supersize That Screaming? by Charles W. Dowdy This is a “laugh-out-loud” story from columnist Charles Dowdy. We’ve all been there, done that . . . but Dowdy tells it screamingly well. Community Theatre -- What’s It Worth? by Beth Boswell Jacks USADS editor, Beth Jacks, mopes in this one. Sorry. What’s to be done about diminishing funds as community theatres struggle to survive? The problem for arts groups is widespread. Solutions, anyone? Flocking South With Snowbirds by Gene Owens Retirement ain’t all bad. Ask Gene. Better yet, read this amusing assessment of the “elder years.” March 31 by Aamie Burnley Aamie gives us another beautiful poem -- this one to celebrate March, of course. The Warehouse by Gene G. Goodson Ahhh, what writing from the pen of RiverDancer. The old warehouse was quite a place, and this is quite a story. Two Poems - II by Claude Jones “Confinement” and “Crossties” -- two more thought provoking poems from Claude Jones. Thanks, Claude! Tornado Chasing a la Dummy by Mike Bay Mr. Bay, the tornado chaser, entertains us with his folly. Ye Editor says, “Go on, boy,” she’ll look at the pics. Stories About Bud And Momma by David Norris Norris draws you into his tale with the very first sentence. Moving, wonderfully told article. Poetry: A Sampling by Phil Bratcher New to USADS, Rev. Phil Bratcher gives us nine of his short poems to enjoy and ponder. What a gift! Snowball by Clyde L. Boswell This article is special, for sure: a memoir from Clyde Boswell. This is history, folks, told in wonderful, down-home style. Lila’s Moment Of Shame by Lonnye Sue Sims Pearson Lonnye Sue -- how your sensitive soul doth grasp the finer points of life in such minute detail. Delightful! Hot Dogs -- Nu-Way or Varsity? by Ed Williams Georgia columnist Ed Williams presents his analysis of the best hot dogs in his beloved state. Funny guy, this Williams fellow. Alexandria Made Her Point by Walter Redden Nothing better than a grandchild, yes? Especially an adorable one who’s brilliant and perceptive. Redden tells about one of those. His, of course. The Roach by Asa Sparks Southern funerals are usually rather formal affairs -- unless our buggie pals decide to visit. This is one of those, “Oh, I do declare!” stories. Let’s all go brush our hair . . . Shopping For A New Gall Bladder by Harvey Gardner Chatting in the barbershop can result in all kinds of revelations. Former Tennessee newspaper editor Harvey Gardner tells just such a tale. Don’t miss it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And why not enjoy these "oldies but goodies"? Poems by Bonnie B. Horton Fats Domino by Tom Givens Last Locomotive North by Kent Fletcher Breast Cancer Survival by Janie Givens Miller Martins by Hugh Frank Smith Grits On My Overalls by Jennifer Burgess Finer Cosmetics by Betty W. Beamguard Waiting for Elvis by Roberta B. Jacobson Chicken and Dumplings by Bettye R. Gibson Hundred Dollar Underwear by Barry Smith

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