Technically it does count. The final spot where Mason and
Dixon got turned around, unless I'm mistaken is actually in
Pennsylvania, just over the border. I spent a good part of my
childhood in Wheeling, WV, near there, and it is not the
South.
I didn't know what sweet tea was, and I never knew a
Baptist until I moved to North Carolina. Also, there's a big
difference even in the South between Appalachian culture and
the broader "Moonlight and Magnolias" sort of thing people
think about when you say "The South." Worlds apart.
On 6/27/07, Duane Spurlock <
duane1spur@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> "Michael Robison"
miker_zspider@yahoo.com
<miker_zspider%40yahoo.com>miker_zspider
wrote:
>
> <<
> Nathan Cain wrote:
>
> And while I'm at it, let me recommend Dog of God
by
> Pinckney Benedict.
>
> ***********
> Damn betcha, Nathan. An excellent hardboiled
noir.
> One of the best I've ever read. Great
characters,
> great story, great symbolism, and a wonderfully
brutal
> bare knuckle fight. An ominous exploration of
the
> heart of darkness. I'd call it Southern Gothic
but
> West Virginia might not qualify.
> >>
>
> I think it counts, technically -- it's south of the
Mason-Dixon line.
> - Duane Spurlock
> www.pulprack.com
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