Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesGentleman BurtHere’s the truth. There’s a kind of Southern gentleman we don’t celebrate so much, mostly because they don’t exist anymore or they’re dying…2 min read·Sep 7, 2018----
Thomas L. StricklandRegeneration Sickness: On Doctor Who and Second Chances(This was written for Catapult in the fall of 2017. Since then, the essay has fallen off the Catapult stack. So I’m republishing it here.)12 min read·Sep 5, 2017----
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesJesus TreesI spent my summers a spy in a Jesus Tree in our front yard.6 min read·Jun 29, 2017----
Thomas L. StricklandA Short Primer from 2014 on Snow, Ice, Traffic, and Atlanta(This appeared originally as a comment I left on a MetaFilter thread in January 2014. The thread was about Snow Jam 2014, the 2" of snow…3 min read·Jan 6, 2017----
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesThey Vote For The FireThe day after the election, shortly before I made my way home from work, I texted my mom. I didn’t know what to say, not knowing how she…6 min read·Nov 16, 2016----
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesVoting: A Family StoryThe first election I can remember was in 1976. President Ford was up against Jimmy Carter. I was only four and knew Carter was from Georgia…5 min read·Nov 8, 2016----
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesThe RecipesThe first meal I made for Helena was a soup in the middle of the night. Half-dressed and standing barefoot in her little studio apartment…12 min read·May 10, 2016--3--3
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesEaster SundaysWe passed four churches on the way to our own: two baptist, one episcopal, one Catholic. Our church looked like none of them. It was plain.6 min read·Mar 27, 2016----
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesPrayer ConcernsFor almost twenty years, I sat with my family in the same wooden pew every Sunday morning. Ours was on the right side of the middle aisle…6 min read·Mar 21, 2016----
Thomas L. StricklandinAs Far As It GoesThe Yelling Man in the CemeteryFrom Pére-Lachaise to Payne’s Chapel7 min read·Dec 20, 2015----
