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Front Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonBlue-Light Terror: Passing Bad Checks at Kmart for School ClothesWhen Mama and I went back-to-school clothes shopping at Kmart, there was everything: thrills, extreme danger, catfights, and con games.2024-09-2304 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonI Turned 55 & Got Old Overnight I turned 55, and something strange happened. Suddenly 50-year-olds were saying “yes ma’am” and “no ma’am” to me. The people in the TV ads for geriatric drugs and step-in tubs were looking like me. I started mocking millennials and...well, you'll just have to listen. 2024-09-2303 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonI Was Young, Dumb, & Protesting for Palestinian Terrorists, TooPerspective from someone who has been there, both as protester and college administrator.2024-05-1004 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonStalkers I've Known (& One Who Remains Unidentified)Within a week of publication of my memoir, the first stalker appeared. Two more would follow. I never dreamt one of them would sneak into my home.2024-05-1005 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonCheap Beer & Ice Cold MurderThat time I was summoned to Nashville to write a tell-all about a country music legend. Shortly after, I was approached to pen a true crime book about the murder of a bar owner. Two books that were not mine to write.2024-05-1004 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMama Kitty & the Feral Feline CircusI know you should let the wild things be wild. But when a hugely pregnant cat is yowling for food at your front door...2024-05-1003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonI'll Die on the Hill of the Southern AccentResearchers have found that the Georgia version of the Southern accent is fading away. Resist, I say. RESIST!2024-05-1003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonRutabaga WomanIn a gritty Savannah neigborhood, the Rutabaga Woman shines a light and brings water to the thirsty.2024-03-1003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonGutters & Stars: An Excerpt From The Cracker QueenA writing life is nurtured in beautiful, decadent, messy Savannah.2024-03-1003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonFirst SermonMy first homily at the age of four. Being Southern, of course the topic had to do with sins against good food.2024-02-1603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonFor Women Who Talk Too MuchIf your report cards said you talked too much, this story is in your honor.2024-02-1603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonChicago Stud MuffinMama's fondest Chicago memory wasn't of the racial unrest she helped quell. It was of the stud muffin at her door.2024-01-1803 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMama's Loaded for BearMama Bear springs into action when a crackhead holds her baby sister hostage. You can't make this stuff up, people.2024-01-1802 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonLive in Studio: Talkin' Christmas, Cracker History, Evel Knievel, & Mr. Ha-Ha JonesLauretta joins WRGA Host Tony McIntosh for a half-hour chat that's kinda all over the place. Entertaining...but all over the place.2024-01-0529 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonShe Earned This CrownShe was sitting there alone studying. All I could see was a massive, sparkling crown on her head–and a purple sash with glittery words. Clearly, this person wanted to be seen and recognized for whatever the crown and sash denoted.2023-12-2004 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonFall Candle Scents: My Conspiracy TheoryThere's more than meets the nose when it comes to those treacly and savory aromas of fall candles. Lauretta busts the conspiracy wide-open in this live studio appearance.2023-11-1413 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMama's Spotted ShoesA story about the assumptions we make--and the consequences of lousy artistic skill.2023-11-1403 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMy Time in a Spook House in a Stephen King VillageA tale so fantastic I wouldn't believe it--had it not happened to me. Douse the overhead lights, curl up with a hot beverage, and enjoy this haunted house story.2023-11-1405 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonDrug Dealer on CampusSometimes the one nobody would place a bet on ends up the best redemption story.2023-09-2904 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonRunnin' With the SistersThe nuns and I hit the streets to offer food, cold drinks, and a listening ear to our unsheltered neighbors. Three encounters stand out. This work is incandescent, wrenching, funny, and exhausting.2023-09-2903 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonShowdown on the PlaygroundLet's get ready to RUMBLE! Third-grade style. Recess. My hulk of a nemesis is thirsty for blood. And I'm about to pee down my leg--or possibly not live to see field day.2023-08-1104 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhen I Left My Lifeless Body in the WaterA very literal illustration of how life on earth–or in eternity–is merely a breath away.2023-08-1103 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonI Have a Little Richard StoryMy mother had a lifelong hero–a vivacious musician from just up the road from us in Macon, GA. The undisputed architect of rock-n-roll and the self-described “Beauty on Duty:” I’m talking about Little Richard–Little Richard Penniman. Mama was 13 when her church members flung her forbidden Little Richard records into a bonfire. She never forgave them for it.2023-06-1903 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonA Cortege for BenjiThe nicer folks would always describe my dog Benji this way: “He’s so ugly he is cute.” That’s the Southern way of saying your dog is bad ugly. 2023-05-2103 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMy Time With a Psychic MediumThe reading with the psychic medium did not go as expected--for either one of us. 2023-04-1204 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThe Word That Caused a HairballI was 40 before I could say this word without coughing it up like a furball. 2023-03-0403 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonIn the Ladies' RoomYou will NOT believe what happened in the ladies' room that day. But you're going to laugh when you hear what did. Be ready.2023-03-0403 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonSongs of the Humpback WhaleThink of the sounds in your life that have made a deep, deep imprint. I was blown away when I recently heard such a sound--a sound that transported me back to my 10-year-old self.2023-02-2003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThe Simple Secret to a Happy LifeScience confirms something many of us suspected: the secret to a happy life has nothing to do with wealth or privilege or an easy life.2023-02-2003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThe UNBELIEVABLE Find at the Salvation Army Thrift StoreYou hear stories of folks finding priceless works of art or other items of immense value at yard sales and thrift stores. But THIS find couldn't have been better or more shocking.2023-01-2302 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonUm...Where's Grandma?!How a car wreck on a rainy morning led to the panicked question, "Where's Grandma?!"2023-01-1202 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonA Gift From Miss MaeThe Christmas gift-giving season is here. I’d like to ask you to think for a moment and recall a gift--a gift of immeasurable value that you’ve received. What would that be? And what made it so precious? 2022-12-1803 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMy Time Spent in JuvieInside a prison for juveniles--amid violence and lockdowns--a way out emerges.2022-12-0503 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonBattling a Foe of Ineffable StrengthI fought this dastardly nemesis for 18 long years.2022-11-2303 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonRedneck Thanksgivings Mean the Law Eventually Gets CalledUncle Buddy, PawPaw, Nana, and Cousin Jeanie are all at the table this year. Lord help us.2022-11-2313 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThey Wear Rustler JeansWhile at a sacred site in Assisi, Italy, I wonder what might be hiding in plain sight.2022-11-1603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhen Experiencing Despair, Hopelessness, or Anxiety...Do This2022-09-1202 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhat Happened After My TEDx Talk2022-09-0703 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhat Happened After My TEDx Talk2022-09-0702 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhat I Saw in the FogI awoke to learn that Terry Kay, my writing mentor and beloved friend, had died. And before I knew it, I found myself in a thin place where something quite numinous happened.A thin place is where one can walk in two worlds – the worlds are fused together, knitted loosely where the differences can be discerned or tightly where the two worlds become one. Thin places aren't perceived with the five senses. Experiencing them goes beyond those limits.2022-08-1002 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThe Cracker Queen Crashes the Country ClubYou already know it didn't end well. But there's something to be said for self-dignity, too.2022-08-0203 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonOde to the Rascal Who Ruined My Red Velvet ShoesJohn Paul Schulz planted many good seeds in his work as a garden designer, writer, and friend. But my first encounter with him was a HOT MESS.2022-07-1703 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMama's Cigarettes for the UnderprivilegedY'all, the title kinda says it all for this one.2022-07-0603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWalmart: A Conversation About Fashions & Flesh Therein ExposedIn this live conversation, Lauretta and WRGA Host Tony McIntosh riff on the things you see--and wish you hadn't--at Wally World.2022-06-2314 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThis is COUNTRY TALKIN'In honor and memory of Southern Humorist Lewis Grizzard.2022-06-0603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThe Baby in the WoodsA story about turning away.2022-06-0602 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonLiving On PurposeTake heart--and remember that you came into the world perfect, whole, and worthy–and still are. You just have some work to do in order to get back home. Best of all, it's never too late to make that trip.2022-05-1303 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonTHIS is the Woman You Need to Know (you can thank me later)"Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning," she says. Just wait until you hear her story. You will be moved.2022-05-0403 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonHope Is The Thing With FeathersExperiencing a true watershed moment for a GED student...2022-04-1402 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMama & the Man Who Needed a ChanceMama understood how it felt to be broke and brokedown. So when the stranger had the meltdown in front of her at the grocery store, she knew just what to do.2022-04-0103 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhen the Student is the TeacherThree unforgettable students and the lessons they've taught me.2022-03-2003 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWhat the Dying KnowA look at the Top 5 Regrets of the Dying. Lots to learn and apply in our own lives now. 2022-03-0703 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonWomen Over 45 Shouldn't Do WHAT?Pundits and media folks are trying to sell us some serious bunk. Four such "news" pieces are exposed here. 2022-02-2102 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonMy Husband is a Real BuzzkillerA story about the spouse and his arch-enemy. Why can't we all just get along?2022-02-0703 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonInside the Women's PrisonThirteen inmates and me. An invitation to tell their stories and be heard. Three hardcore troublemakers on a mission to take down the class by any means possible. How will it all end up?2022-01-1603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonReasons Why JOY Should Be Our Watchword in 2022Making the case for joy, no matter what the New Year holds.2022-01-0403 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonIt Was Still Christmas, Our ChristmasAdapted for radio, this is the story from my memoir about our Christmas traditions. Let's just say "all is calm, all is bright" did NOT ring true for Mama and me in those lean years in the tiny apartment after my parents divorced.2021-12-2203 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThe Christmas Miracle at the Redneck RegattaEveryone knows about the Hallmark Christmas movies, right?Well, here's the Hallmark Christmas movie I would make...2021-12-1509 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonOvercomingFrom the story of a lesser known civil rights hero to an ordinary woman walking on the street, the human spirit continues to overcome and prevail. 2021-12-0603 minFront Porch Views: a Podcast by Lauretta HannonThat Time The Scary Dude Lunged at MeThat time the explosive threatening 6'4" guy lunged at me--ending up within 6 inches of my face...2021-11-1502 min