In the South, they say that children born with the veil, or en caul, can see and communicate with spirit. It is also said that they can foretell death. Some say that they are lucky. What say you? What do you know about "the veiled child?"

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If you're looking for something to whet your appetite for the halloween season, look no further!

In this first episode of season two, I am sharing two pieces that I wrote about the chilling lengths that people will go to for "love."

Both works were originally published on my blog, Seekthebestblog, which is now archived.

The first publication, "The Client," imagines a wise rootworker's strong advice to a lovesick young woman.

The second publication, "She Needed Me," is a poem about how a woman's cold hearted obsession led to a family tragedy. This one is told from a "unique perspective."

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This is the least that I will say about what happened when a violent free-for-all broke out at the Riverfront in Montgomery, Alabama.

This story is relevant to the podcast because it occurred in an area that is "sacred" to the descendants of enslaved Africans in the South. In essence, it once functioned as a port where their African ancestors were trafficked and traded.

Since my parents are from that general area of Alabama, it is quite possible that some of my own ancestors were probably brought down the Alabama River to that very spot and sold right up the street.

Hence, my connection and strong interest.

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In today’s episode we're talking about how, in the South, storytellers often use tragic events in a person's life to tell a cautionary tale.

While I do spend some time discussing the meaning and elements of a cautionary tale, I definitely do not belabor the point--this is not school 😂.

Anyway, like most everybody else in the world, Southerners love talking about folks and we usually credit the origins of the story to “they or them.”

That said, our stories often begin with "They say..."

Listen to today's podcast to find out what "they said" about a "happy family" and how their lives served as a cautionary tale for me when I was growing up.

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Just me rambling on and on. Also a huge thank you for listening!

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In today’s episode we're talking about how, in the South, storytellers often use tragic events in a person's life to tell a cautionary tale.

While I do spend some time discussing the meaning and elements of a cautionary tale, I definitely do not belabor the point--this is not school 😂.

Anyway, like most everybody else in the world, Southerners love talking about folks and we usually credit the origins of the story to “they or them.”

That said, our stories often begin with "They say..."

Listen to today's podcast to find out what "they said" about a certain man with a "checkered past,' and how his life served as a cautionary tale for me when I was growing up.

In today’s episode we're talking about how, in the South, storytellers often use tragic events in a person's life to tell a cautionary tale.

While I do spend some time discussing the meaning and elements of a cautionary tale, I definitely do not belabor the point--this is not school 😂.

Anyway, like most everybody else in the world, Southerners love talking about folks and we usually credit the origins of the story to “they or them.”

That said, our stories often begin with "They say..."

Listen to today's podcast to find out what "they said" about a certain "beautiful woman," and how her life served as a cautionary tale for me when I was growing up.

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In today's episode, we're taking a trip into that liminal space called sleep.

We’ll talk about experiences we have while sleeping including:

-Dreams and their meanings

-Physical experiences that we have in our sleep

Once, we're on the porch, I’m going to tell you about a troubling recurring dream that I had as a teen; let’s just say, it includes a cautionary tale about traveling with dead folks. Now, let me say this, the person in the story would never want to harm me, we were the best of friends and I love him dearly to this day. My mother's perspective, in the story, was simply based on Southern superstition.

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In this episode I talk about my lifelong fascination with Hurricanes and how my supernatural-loving nature pushed me to learn more about this idea of hurricanes functioning as a means of punishment for moral "violations" or revenge for "evil-doing." I'll be talking about:

Also, feel free to take a sip of your favorite beverage every time you hear me say "devastating" or "devastation."

As a writer, I should know better, but sometimes, when I am speaking extemporaneously, I lose my words.

Again, have a good time at my expense :-)

**Oh, and whenever I say "podcasts" I really mean "episodes." LOL!!!

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This episode is all about Southern Cookouts and what goes down at them! I also share more summer memories and old school 1970's and '80's games we used to play.

***BONUS: My 77 year-old Dad, in his own words, shares one of his favorite childhood games from the 1950's, "The Red Head Devil."

If you are from a different region of the U.S. or from another country, you may have trouble understanding his thick Southeastern Alabama accent--his accent is much thicker than mine.

Don't let it bother you though, just enjoy the beauty of it.

Episode: Produced, written and performed by GF Jackson

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