Shantybellum

Pull up an ice chest or a cotton bale, peel yourself a crawfish, make yourself comfortable and have some fun at the coolest little shack in town.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Fake News by Vernon Rust

Vernon Rust There are writers, and then there are storytellers. Vernon Rust KNOWS how to tell a story, and his memoire, Fake News is...

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Southwest by a Yankee

Painting: Circa 1835 Natchez on the Hill by James Tooley So a couple of days ago, I typed "Natchez" into the search engine...

Friday, August 4, 2017

Time Enough

At your cousin's wedding your mother and her sisters talked of husbands no longer there. Their eyes whispered, "Do n...

Friday, July 21, 2017

Just passed 200,000 hits

My blog hit the 200,000-hits mark this week. Celebration underway.

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Unbearable Happiness

Unbearable Happiness So here we are, all cozy warm and wrapped in secret dread that this might work and now instead of rejection...

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Sparkle & Twink

Friday, June 30, 2017

Blues and Green

Blues and green by Elodie Pritchartt The wind blew through yesterday. Rain beat the petals off the flowers on ...

Saturday, June 24, 2017

My Ship has Come In: a Tale of Tragedy and Comedy

I've got this friend, Liesl, whom I met in an online chatroom about 25 years ago. It's amazing the friends one can make through tha...

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About Me

Shantybellum: Natchez, Mississippi, United States; Shantybellum is a shanty shack in Natchez, MS with stories to tell. We'll be talking about all the characters that make Natchez unique, both past and present. You'll learn about the town myths, legends and scandals. We'll tell you where the skeletons are hidden as well as the ghosts. We might even write a poem or two. Enjoy.

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