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1 month ago 18 notes Oxford mississippi ole miss The Smithsonian Small Towns The South Southern faulkner

The 20 Best Small Towns in America from Smithsonianmag.com | #20: Oxford, MS “Named in honor of the British university, Oxford prides itself on being an intellectual oasis, home of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). William Faulkner, who grew up in Oxford and modeled his fictional Yoknapatawpha County on his home, is everywhere. His family house, Rowan Oak, offers tours and showcases Faulkner’s liquor cabinet, including his metal mint julep cup. J.E. Neilson’s department store on the town square has a framed note from the cantankerous author responding to an overdue bill statement. The literary legacy has led to a renaissance of independent bookstores, including the Mississippi landmark Square Books, which showcases the state’s most famous writers, including Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams and John Grisham. Two annual conferences, the spring Oxford Conference for the Book and July’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, bring even more writers to town. The other arts are far from neglected; the Oxford Film and Music Festivals in February, plus the town’s proximity to Memphis and Nashville, keep Oxford on the circuit for popular and cutting-edge productions and performers. — AS” I love/miss Oxford. I will be heading back soon for the Annual Double Decker Arts & Music Festival.

The 20 Best Small Towns in America from Smithsonianmag.com | #20: Oxford, MS

“Named in honor of the British university, Oxford prides itself on being an intellectual oasis, home of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). William Faulkner, who grew up in Oxford and modeled his fictional Yoknapatawpha County on his home, is everywhere. His family house, Rowan Oak, offers tours and showcases Faulkner’s liquor cabinet, including his metal mint julep cup. J.E. Neilson’s department store on the town square has a framed note from the cantankerous author responding to an overdue bill statement. The literary legacy has led to a renaissance of independent bookstores, including the Mississippi landmark Square Books, which showcases the state’s most famous writers, including Eudora Welty, Tennessee Williams and John Grisham. Two annual conferences, the spring Oxford Conference for the Book and July’s Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference, bring even more writers to town. The other arts are far from neglected; the Oxford Film and Music Festivals in February, plus the town’s proximity to Memphis and Nashville, keep Oxford on the circuit for popular and cutting-edge productions and performers. — AS”

I love/miss Oxford. I will be heading back soon for the Annual Double Decker Arts & Music Festival.

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8 months ago 48 notes Book Fear Lit Quote William Faulkner Oxford mississippi authors southern

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quotevadis: “Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid. Ain’t nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be.” — William Faulkner, an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner worked in a variety of media; he wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays during his career. He is primarily known and acclaimed for his novels and short stories, many of which are set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a setting Faulkner created based on Lafayette County, where he spent most of his childhood.

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“Be scared. You can’t help that. But don’t be afraid. Ain’t nothing in the woods going to hurt you unless you corner it, or it smells that you are afraid. A bear or a deer, too, has got to be scared of a coward the same as a brave man has got to be.”

— William Faulkner, an American writer from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner worked in a variety of media; he wrote novels, short stories, a play, poetry, essays and screenplays during his career. He is primarily known and acclaimed for his novels and short stories, many of which are set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County, a setting Faulkner created based on Lafayette County, where he spent most of his childhood.

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8 months ago 41 notes Ole Miss Dixie southern tradition fall Oxford mississippi

The Pride of the South Marching Band

Ole Miss

From Dixie with Love

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“The University is buildings, trees and people. Ole Miss is mood, emotion and personality. One is physical, and the other is spiritual. One is tangible and the other intangible.

The University is respected, but Ole Miss is loved. The University gives a diploma and regretfully terminates tenure, but one never graduates from Ole Miss.”

-Frank Everett

One week and I’ll be back in the Grove. One week and I’ll be back home.

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9 months ago 16 notes catfish fried food mississippi Oxford Taylor Ole Miss USA tradition holidays southern Southern food

August is National Catfish month. Have you been to Catfish Heaven aka. Taylor Grocery? If not you MUST make the trip and pay tribute to the tasty little mudsuckers. I love them. Note: Oxford MS is a Mecca of sorts for catfish. Other area restaurants with catfish dishes on the menu are: Ajax Diner – southern fried catfish, southern fried catfish po-boy (lunch/dinner), black eyed pea and catfish cakes (dinner) Bangkok Thai – Siam spicy catfish City Grocery – grilled ginger catfish (lunch) Foxfire Ranch – catfish sandwich (Sundays) Frank & Marlee’s – fried catfish po-boy, fried catfish filets Irie – fried catfish po-boy, fried catfish filet, 10 oz. ribeye with catfish filet Laws Hill Fish House – catfish combination plates McEwen’s – blackened catfish (lunch), sweet potato crusted catfish (dinner) Oby’s – catfish platter, cajun catfish po-boy Phillips Grocery – catfish sandwich, catfish basket Proud Larry’s – Creole catfish sandwich Red Onion – catfish buffet, catfish sandwich Rice & Spice – crispy catfish salad Rooster’s – catfish bites, fried catfish po-boy (list source)

August is National Catfish month. Have you been to Catfish Heaven aka. Taylor Grocery? If not you MUST make the trip and pay tribute to the tasty little mudsuckers. I love them.

Note: Oxford MS is a Mecca of sorts for catfish. Other area restaurants with catfish dishes on the menu are:

  • Ajax Diner – southern fried catfish, southern fried catfish po-boy (lunch/dinner), black eyed pea and catfish cakes (dinner)
  • Bangkok Thai – Siam spicy catfish
  • City Grocery – grilled ginger catfish (lunch)
  • Foxfire Ranch – catfish sandwich (Sundays)
  • Frank & Marlee’s – fried catfish po-boy, fried catfish filets
  • Irie – fried catfish po-boy, fried catfish filet, 10 oz. ribeye with catfish filet
  • Laws Hill Fish House – catfish combination plates
  • McEwen’s – blackened catfish (lunch), sweet potato crusted catfish (dinner)
  • Oby’s – catfish platter, cajun catfish po-boy
  • Phillips Grocery – catfish sandwich, catfish basket
  • Proud Larry’s – Creole catfish sandwich
  • Red Onion – catfish buffet, catfish sandwich
  • Rice & Spice – crispy catfish salad
  • Rooster’s – catfish bites, fried catfish po-boy

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