tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post811441846340365132..comments2024-03-28T03:20:13.802-04:00Comments on A Good Blog is Hard To Find: Small Town FarewellsA Good Blog Is Hard to Findhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823958967965785849noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-37491799275032195962011-11-05T14:55:00.107-04:002011-11-05T14:55:00.107-04:00The chap is absolutely just, and there is no quest...The chap is absolutely just, and there is no question.www.avila-3d.comhttp://www.avila-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-40203591120469734182011-01-09T14:06:50.092-05:002011-01-09T14:06:50.092-05:00Michael,
Loved you blog and know exactly what you ...Michael,<br />Loved you blog and know exactly what you mean. I always hated funerals until I moved to the south and they became celebrations of life. <br />Then I got the call, would I do my friend Pulpwood Queen's hair and nails for her funeral? Changed everything I ever knew about death and dying, that experience. All in my book and the one story that sold my book to my publisher.<br />You have a real gift for writing and to my dying day, I will be shouting your name and books from the PQ mountaintop! Great story!Kathy L. Patrickhttp://www.beautyandthebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-8267287823789514042011-01-09T11:18:06.948-05:002011-01-09T11:18:06.948-05:00Michael -
There is a southern way of death and dy...Michael -<br /><br />There is a southern way of death and dying.Jackie K Cooperhttp://www.jackiekcooper.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-69883487102507339972011-01-08T12:53:01.411-05:002011-01-08T12:53:01.411-05:00Thanks for writing this, it made me tear up. It is...Thanks for writing this, it made me tear up. It is so true, you haven't done a funeral until you've done a small country Southern funeral. I'm glad we still do and hope this is a tradition that lasts at least until I die!Michelle M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00340525010974808485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-41506538899020941702011-01-08T10:52:09.064-05:002011-01-08T10:52:09.064-05:00You nailed it, Michael. One of the biggest social ...You nailed it, Michael. One of the biggest social events in the South is a funeral.Peggy Webbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-54193848055403345392011-01-08T07:57:32.718-05:002011-01-08T07:57:32.718-05:00yep. No truer words really.yep. No truer words really.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757079675613448834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-87098938746783178862011-01-07T21:01:53.773-05:002011-01-07T21:01:53.773-05:00Mike, You have a wonderful God given talent in you...Mike, You have a wonderful God given talent in your writing!! You say what we all want to at one time or the other and can't seem to find the words!! Please don't ever stop...looking forward to the next great book... Thanks for all you do !!Janice Ricketsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024321065312874643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-33776902100876561202011-01-07T17:23:57.970-05:002011-01-07T17:23:57.970-05:00Poignant, Michael. I grew up in Mississippi, so I ...Poignant, Michael. I grew up in Mississippi, so I definitely get it. And if folks think the food doesn't matter, they haven't read Being Dead Is No Excuse by Gayden Metcalf and Charlotte Hays.Susan Cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513534110522851590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-17839403050728426692011-01-07T11:53:02.150-05:002011-01-07T11:53:02.150-05:00What a great post, Michael. I couldn't agree m...What a great post, Michael. I couldn't agree more. A small town Southern funeral is definitely a community event. Everyone pulls over for the funeral processional as it passes. Sorry for your loss. Nice writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-17479460748463922992011-01-07T11:19:08.796-05:002011-01-07T11:19:08.796-05:00I've been to many of these. I've also coo...I've been to many of these. I've also cooked lots of fried chicken! Love being a Southern girl.Faith, Folklore, and Friendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16586531325258714625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-40702296586575296342011-01-07T11:18:33.588-05:002011-01-07T11:18:33.588-05:00I loved this...made me laugh and cry...so sorry ab...I loved this...made me laugh and cry...so sorry about the loss of your friend...beautiful writing, Michael.Kerry Maddenhttp://www.kerrymadden.comnoreply@blogger.com