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It’s Too Danged Windy

My father’s family is from rural Georgia, and his uncle, Lloyd Whippoorwill Harris, was known for being quite a character; among other...

To Thine Ownself Be True

Relaxers are a popular way to restructure your hair—to use chemicals to alter the protein chains in hair. In the African American...

If You Love Me, You’ll Resecue Me From Hawaii

Back in the early 50’s, my grandma was a young divorcee with an 8 year old daughter by her first marriage, and my granddaddy was a young...

The Voices of the Angels

Here’s a photo: Thanks! Jacob Lusk B.A. Biology #Folklore #stories #myths #folk #Family #UNCChapelHill #anecdotes #ncfolklore #legends...

It’s All True — Just Ask Your Mom

To my knowledge, there is not a large cache of stories told in my extended family: my younger brother parents and I live in North...

“He Swallowed What?!”

My grandmother would always tell my sister and I some interesting stories about my Uncle David when he was growing up. These anecdotes...