To be born a Southern woman is to be made aware of your distinctiveness. And with it, the rules. The expectations. These vary some, but all follow th…

- Allison Glock

Riding trails with your dog restores a bond lost in some evolutionary belch. You travel at the same speed, over the same terrain, neither of you slow…

- Allison Glock

Decisions can be like car accidents, sudden and full of consequences.

- Allison Glock

Southern women can say more with a cut of their eyes than a whole debate club’s worth of speeches.

- Allison Glock

Southerners take no issue with absurdity. We don’t pretend the world is logical or fair. If there were a signature regional gesture it would be a shr…

- Allison Glock

Unlike water or wine or even Coca-Cola, sweet tea means something. It is a tell, a tradition. Sweet tea isn't a drink, really. It's culture in a glas…

- Allison Glock

Southern women see no point in the hard way. Life is hard enough. So we add a little sugar to the sour. Which is not to suggest Southern women are di…

- Allison Glock