Stories from the South as best as I remember them
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This week, I went back to see Dr. Robichaux to have the stitches removed from my left thumb after trigger finger surgery. The appointment went exactly as…
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Read more: Looking Glass
Looking Glass
My friend Farlough was preaching to me the other day. Not from behind a pulpit. Those days are mostly behind him now. These days, Farlough…
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Read more: Same Seeds
Same Seeds
As happens in a lot of my stories, a simple errand turned into something more. I was back home in North Carolina the other week…
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Read more: Reginald Had a Point
Reginald Had a Point
A few years ago, my brother Reginald said something that has stayed with me. Now Reginald isn’t one to talk just to hear himself talk.…
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Read more: Kicking Dirt
Kicking Dirt
I was back home in Sandy Ridge a few weeks ago doing what I always do when I get the chance. Not sightseeing. Not vacationing.…
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Joel Scales is a Louisiana business owner, storyteller, and lifelong observer of the people and places that shaped him. Whether writing about childhood on tobacco farm, family legends, or lessons learned the hard way, Joel captures Southern life with humor, faith, and heart.