I am not a Southerner. Born and raised in northern Illinois, I enjoy crisp autumn weather, pristine blankets of snow, and I hate to sweat. I’m impatient, and small talk annoys me. Yet there are things about Southern culture that appeal to me. Southern Gothic literature, Edgar Allan Poe, the sway of Spanish moss and willows, and the way time … Continue reading I Came South, but the South Was Receding