Southern Living, May 1st, 2008
*SOUTHERNERS*
Native Alabama writer Rick Bragg takes pride to-his family, his latest book, and the joys of coming home. By Wanda McKinney
So much has been made of the adage that people can't go home again once they've left. Rick Bragg doesn't see it that way. He lived in Miami, Atlanta, St. Petersburg, and New York City. Then, three years ago, he made his way back to the place he never really left, back to Alabama, back to his past-where he found his future.
"I love the places I saw," Rick admits, "but saying you can't come home again is saying I'm too good for home.' A lot of Southerners f...
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