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    Cousin (A selection from the My Kin collection)
    Cousin (A selection from the My Kin collection)
    Cousin (A selection from the My Kin collection)
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    Cousin (A selection from the My Kin collection)

    By Lisa Giles

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    The South probably won't rise again. We're too busy trying to keep up with each other.

    Down here, family ties are strong but often as tangled as the kudzu that grows wild along the highways.

    These stories are told with a helping of humor, a pinch of forgiveness and a dash of dismay.

    This selection features Cousin, a short story from the upcoming collection My Kin, soon available as an ebook.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLisa Giles
    Release dateJul 12, 2012
    ISBN9781476082295
    Cousin (A selection from the My Kin collection)
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    Lisa Giles

    Passing down stories is tradition here in the south. I grew up in Alabama listening to these tales of my family. Often embellished, yet sometimes too true, these stories are everything I love about the south. I decided it was time to pass them along. I still live in Alabama with my husband and children, where I write, teach, and wait for football season to begin each year. Most of us never leave the south, and the ones that do seem to eventually find their way back.

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