"The Civil War - the War of Northern Aggression - was still a vivid reality for some people, my grandmother included. The mere existence of Yankees was a difficult proposition for her. . . . Once, when I asked her what was wrong with Yankees, she said, 'They put sugar on their meat.'"
- James Conaway, Memphis Afternoons
Living precariously
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"Oh, Hoku, you missed your chance!" said Ola, as a young woman drove by in
a white Mercedes. Hoku was off weed whacking not far away. "Oh, so you're a
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