About Blessed South
Blessed South is a weekly celebration of the people, places, food, and traditions of the American South.
We are not a travel guide or a list of the ten best anything. We are something closer to public radio for this part of the country: a quiet, steady place to slow down and pay attention to a region we love. The towns worth knowing. The recipes worth keeping. The small things worth noticing before they slip away.
The South, shared. That is the whole idea.
I love the South. The people, the places, the food, the experience, the whole culture of it.
I have lived across this country, in more than a few states, and seen a lot of what America has to offer. But the South is where I choose to call home, and where I love to be. There is something here worth slowing down for, and worth holding onto.
My hope is that Blessed South isn't only my journey through it, but yours too.
My name is Bill, and I'm the one writing and gathering these stories. I'm based in Florida, and I travel often, but the South is the thread that runs through all of it.
Many of the photographs you'll see here are my own, taken on the road and close to home. When they're not, we use them with care and credit the photographers.
Here is how Blessed South works.
New stories arrive through the week, each with its own purpose. We visit a Southern town worth the drive. We pull a recipe from a church cookbook or a family table. We point to one thing made by hand, or saved, or simply worth admiring.
And every Sunday, a letter to close the week, with a brief reflection we call Porch Light. Like any good front porch, it keeps a light on. A small light of faith, always burning for anyone looking to find it.
It is free. One email every Sunday. You can unsubscribe anytime, though we hope you won't want to.
If any of this sounds like a place you'd like to spend a little time, we'd be glad to have you.
Pull up a chair and sit a spell.
Questions, ideas, a town we ought to visit, a recipe we ought to keep? Write me anytime at bill@blessedsouth.com.