Landon Bryant is a Southern storyteller with a large, loyal, and growing following across social media. He's a digital entertainer, comedian, and the author of “Bless Your Heart: A Field Guide to All Things Southern”and “ ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, Y'all”, with a new book on the way. His Bless Your Heart 2027 calendar comes out next month. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Southern Living, Garden and Gun, ABC News, The Kelly Clarkson Show, and beyond. L

By Katey Rich The water they call black water is really more the color of strongly steeped tea, or the darkest stripes of a pecan shell. It flows slowly but purposefully around cypress stumps, fallen trees and mossy banks, through a handful of towns but mostly untamed, swampy wilderness. It literally makes Aiken County, the eastern edge of the county is carved by the river boundaries, but often goes unnoticed, hidden beneath the canopy of trees that have protected it since lo

By Katey Rich It’s a tradition unlike any other,” as the CBS broadcast will tell you endlessly the first week in April. But for Aikenites who grew up around The Masters, “tradition” doesn’t really even begin to cover it. Maybe it’s something you notice best when you’re far away. In the years I lived in New York City, The Masters broadcast was like a portal back home. The azaleas and the birdsong, the green grass and the tall pine trees—all of it was what April ought to feel

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