Sean Dietrich

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Sean Dietrich, nicknamed "Sean of the South", is an American writer of books and newspaper columns. His focus is on the Southern United States and its people.[1]

Sean Dietrich
Born
Sean Paul Dietrich

December 29, 1982
Missouri
Websitehttps://seandietrich.com/

Dietrich was born in Missouri but after his father's suicide, when he was 12,[2] he moved with his family to Walton County, Florida, at age 14. He dropped out of school and worked construction and other jobs, then became a professional musician. After going back to school he discovered writing. He has published ten books (some of them self-published), and has written columns for the Mobile Press Register, Tallahassee Democrat, and Bitter Southerner.[1] He lives in the Florida Panhandle, but has gained a following especially in Alabama (his wife Jamie is a chef from Brewton, Alabama[3]) and identifies with its people.[4]

Since 2014 he writes a blog called "Sean of the South".[5] He writes a blog entry every day (an estimated 125,000 people read his blog) and has written over 1,500 columns, his compilations are published in seven books, with Amazon. , professor of American literature and critic who reviewed Whistling Dixie, praised the funny and quirky titles and the uplifting spirit of the 500-word pieces, though he noted that one should read only one a day, "any more gets cloying".[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bryce, Morgan (March 2, 2018). "Acclaimed writer, columnist Sean Dietrich makes stop in Opelika Wednesday". . Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Dietrich, Sean (May 19, 2019). "Dothan". Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. ^ Matthews, Michelle (February 19, 2018). "Writer Sean Dietrich and his wife, Jamie, keep it real on the road". The Birmingham News. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Law, Allison. "Southern storyteller: 'Sean of the South' celebrates the good, the broken, the angels among us". Alabama Living. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. ^ Ussery, Peggy (May 6, 2017). "'Sean of the South' writer keeps focus on those often overlooked". Dothan Eagle. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Noble, Don (May 18, 2018). "Whistling Dixie By Sean "Sean of the South" Dietrich". Alabama Public Radio. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

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