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Whiskey Review: Hayes Parker Reserve

Whiskey Review: Hayes Parker Reserve

Hayes Parker Reserve: An Essay in Minimalism, a Mondrian in Liquid Form This evening, nestled within the leather-scented cocoon of my Bentley Continental GT, the Patek Philippe 5270G on my wrist ticking with Gregorian solemnity, I find myself confronted by a bottle whose very existence challenges the boundaries of perception:

Book Review: A Most Noted Man

Book Review: A Most Noted Man

Azariah Wild. It’s one of the great names of the Wild West. But even most serious students of American history have either never heard of him, or have heard of him only in connection with Billy the Kid, to whom he offered a deal. In the fall of 1880,

Book Excerpt — We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir

Book Excerpt — We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir

We Should All Be Birds: A Memoir By Brian Buckbee with Carol Ann Fitzgerald Tin House Books Hardcover My rescue pigeon and I found each other at the very beginning of the pandemic, when we were both dealing with crippling health problems. As time went on, he got better. As

Coffee, Tea, Water? Rolls or Cornbread?

Coffee, Tea, Water? Rolls or Cornbread?

The American diner is quickly disappearing. Replaced by a world of fast food, quick casual, or gawd forbid, buffets. I got my start in the restaurant/hospitality business at seventeen. A small Italian place whose owners believed they could bring the bumpkins of Hixson actual Italian food (not just pizza

Coming Soon To A Bookstore Near You (August 26, 2025)

Coming Soon To A Bookstore Near You (August 26, 2025)

All book descriptions provided by the publisher. No Ordinary Bird: Drug Smuggling, a Plane Crash, and a Daughter’s Quest for the Truth By Artis Henderson Harper Books Available in Hardcover, ebook, digital audiobook Artis was five when a plane crash killed her beloved father. For years, it was simply

Three Views from a Brummie Warhead

Three Views from a Brummie Warhead

Of all the industrial dystopias in the world, the post-war Birmingham, England that spawned Black Sabbath was one of the bleakest...

Conflict, Coffee, and Courage: Texas Jack & the Nez Perce in Yellowstone, 1877

Conflict, Coffee, and Courage: Texas Jack & the Nez Perce in Yellowstone, 1877

It was supposed to be a fun summer trip to Yellowstone National Park, but then tragedy struck. And that's when Texas Jack rode in. In August of 1877, George Cowan and his wife Emma decided to spend their second wedding anniversary camping in Yellowstone Park. George, 35 years