Growing up, I had a couple of close friends who lived in Campbell, Alabama – a small rural community in northwest Clarke County. They were sisters. Our families were friends – my parents with her parents, my brother with theirs. We attended the same church and in many ways lived similar lifestyles. We were country people. Modest, mostly. We knew about helping with gardens and housework. We thought learning to cook would score us a husband someday. During the summer, when we were teenagers, we would take turns staying at each other’s houses for a few days. We would divide...

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