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Sean of the South

My Final Bow

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

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Sean isn't done yet! 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 appears we...

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0:03.9

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0:06.3

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0:10.8

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0:15.0

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0:19.5

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0:21.6

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0:28.4

Find your nearest store at foodcity.com.

0:33.7

My final bow.

0:36.8

I don't know if you've ever seen someone shoved into a body bag, but I have.

0:41.8

Once.

0:42.8

And it shook me.

0:44.8

It was at the Alabama-Georgia State line off Interstate 85.

0:49.3

That night I happened upon two cars parked around a clump of smoldering steel.

0:54.3

The driver was already dead.

0:56.8

When the paramedics came, they removed him from the scene in a body bag.

1:02.3

The whole ordeal still turns my stomach.

1:05.3

I had to pull over at a gas station just to calm down.

1:08.2

I eat four honey buns.

1:09.5

I remember that four.

1:12.5

Look, I'm not afraid of taking my final buy. I swear it, but what about my family?

1:18.9

I don't want to miss out on what happens while I'm away. And what about my hateful fifth

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