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Sean of the South

Midnight Speeders

Sean of the South

Sean Dietrich

Personal Journals, S-town, Music, Alabama, Garrison Keillor, Storytelling, Story, Garden And Gun, Southern Living, Serial, Southern Culture, S Town, Old Radio, Lake Wobegon, Stories, Prairie Home Companion, Arts, Society & Culture, Live From Here, Story Podcast

5.0546 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

A tale about Sean's "cousin." To subscribe to Sean's daily blog, https://seandietrich.com/subscribe/ For information on events or other Sean of the South news, visit https://seandietrich.com/ To sponsor an episode, email LauraBeth@SeanDietrich.com Sean Dietrich is a columnist, humorist, multi-instrumentalist, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader's Digest, Garden and Gun, and his column ap...

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Midnight speeders.

0:35.9

Do not speed at midnight on a dark country highway in Macon County,

0:40.4

"'because that's what I did, and it was an infamous mistake.

0:44.8

"'The weather was nice, and I was busy testing my truck's aeronautical capabilities.

0:49.2

"'We traveled so fast, my front tires lifted from the road like a 747 disembarking from the runway.

0:56.2

And then I saw blue lights.

0:58.9

The officer was three foot high and bow-legged.

1:01.2

He sauntered toward our vehicle.

1:03.1

And even though he was 15 years my junior, he said, evening, son.

1:08.2

And evening officer, I said,

1:09.8

You know how fast you're going back there, kiddo?

1:13.5

Before I could open my mouth to discuss my iniquities with Junior, my wife interrupted in a

1:18.8

sugary tone. Could we hurry this up, officer, and she batted her eyelashes.

1:24.2

Please? The officer smiled politely.

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