Carryin' On

Pat Conroy said that R. Scott Brunners Due South delivers the goods and delivers them Southern fried; Rick Bragg said that Brunner writes like people down here talk with beauty. Carryin On more than delivers on the promise of its predecessor with more of the disarming and hilarious insights that made Due South an instant classic. Here are the essays like Common Is as Common Does (what kind of behavior is just plain tacky and what isnt) Tastes Like Summer (a beautiful meditation on bean poles) Real Southern Places (a wry look at Steve Wynns attempt to create a southern resort) Paschals (a paean to a haven of classic southern culinary comfort in the middle of the Atlanta airport) and The Last Time I Saw Parrish (a fond ode to his grandparents Alabama hometown).. Carryin On celebrates culture the food the eccentricities the habits the language the spirit the talk the overall carryin on that makes the American South a magical place.