Photo: Library of CongressNot one to get hung up on subgenre writing, I happily fall into the “Southern gothic” realm of the historical fiction genre, not only because it is an author differentiator; but it’s also an in-my-face reminder of …
The Southern Minute Podcast 6 – Timber Rattlesnakes
The Southern bottomland hardwood forest is a unique ecotype. Anyone visiting these woodlands probably doesn’t know 99% of the forest inhabitants. This is one of them—the timber rattlesnake.
The Southern Minute Podcast 5 – Okra
This plant should be the Swiss Army knife of all of civilization.
The Southern Minute Podcast 4 – Haint Blue
If it’s one thing I’ve learned in my old age, is it’s OK to question the supernatural, those things I don’t fully understand, but sometimes you just have to accept what is, the way the Gullahs in the Georgia Sea Islands have been doing for hundreds of years.
The Southern Minute Podcast 3 – Beaten Biscuits
Beaten biscuits are not for everybody, but if you’re hungry enough, you’ll eat a plateful. Don’t forget to add a slice of cured country ham and some red pepper jelly.
Interlude: Shan’s Song
This is a short composition for a scene in my soon-to-be-published Southern gothic novel featuring a 3-string diddley bow, played like a lute or guitar.
Rotten Roger’s Diddley Bows
(I met “Rotten Roger” at a Craft Fair in town several years ago. I hope he’s still teaching kids Americana music someplace. I bought this advanced version of a diddley bow from him. Since it is a right-handed instrument, I …
The Southern Minute Podcast 2 – The Diddley Bow
The Diddley Bow Ushers in Southern Blues Music Welcome to The Southern Minute Podcast. This is my introduction, but my reason for this audio vignette is to explore Southern topics that have significance to the Cinema Man series I’m writing. The …
The Southern Minute Podcast 1 —Introduction
https://cavebuckner.substack.com/ Click on the above link to see more about my world. Now retired, I have joined other creative people online to see art they have created, I can read great short stories or serials and I contribute to the creative …
I Stir Real Déjà Vu, Coincidence and the Supernatural into the Southern Gothic Mix
The Southern Gothic subgenera occurrences are as real as they are imagined in storytelling. This is why . . .
Two Types of People: Chronic Creative or Not? Part IV
Is faith alone, good enough to make hard decisions? If you’re a creative, it may be all you’ve got—Photo: Vecteezy I started this blog series concerning the trait characteristics of creatives, because living a creative life, like many other professions, …
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