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The Death of Superman
The Death of Superman wasn’t just a comic book storyline for some of us, it was a cultural earthquake that turned me, a wide-eyed 14-year-old, into a full-blown comic collector …
Teenager
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The Game of the Century
I was fifteen years old in the fall of 1993, and like most kids growing up in small-towns in the south, college football wasn’t just a sport, it was a …
Cornbread Chronicles
TNN Still Echoes In My Memories
By now, most folks have figured out that nostalgia is a powerful drug. It sneaks up on you when you least expect it. One minute you’re scrolling through a streaming …
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When the Radio Airwaves Were Our Social Network
Back in the early nineties, before the internet had sunk its claws into every corner of our lives, there existed a magical window of time when the radio was more …
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Panama City or Bust
It was June of 1996, and I was eighteen. I was at the age where the open road felt like a calling, as I had spent many years riding in …
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Essay
Small Town Theater Memories
Growing up in a small town, going to the movies wasn’t just entertainment, it was an event. A rarity. A lifeline to the outside world. We didn’t have a megaplex …
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When This Free Bird Got Grounded
Spring of 1994. I had just turned sixteen, and like most kids that age, I was riding high on a mix of newfound freedom and teenage defiance. I had my …
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Summers at the Lake
Being nestled deep in the Appalachian mountains, going to the beach might as well have been like going to the moon. But while we don’t have beaches and oceans to …
Essay
The Early ’90s Were Peak MTV For Me
Don’t @ me bro. I know that heading of “The Early ‘90s Were Peak MTV” is going to instantly make some people reading this angry. I get it. A lot …