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Stay mad, stay hydrated
Once again, we interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to address immediate developments of fascist theocracy and rapid unraveling of American…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jun 29
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A Slightly Salty Interview with Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions (with a little input from her sister Sandy)
The first year we moved back to my husband’s hometown, we lived out at his family’s beach house on Tybee Island to get our bearings. Accepting that I…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jun 22
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Backasswards on the Back River
Dead low tide ought to be the best time to paddle around Tybee’s Back River, but the wind was blowing so strong my nostrils were flapping. I’d put in my…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jun 15
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Turning the Tide at the End of the World
My dear groom taught me early on in our courtship that the southern tip of Tybee Island is an excellent place to set one’s mind adrift when the current…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jun 8
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Benevolent Burials and Other Secrets of the Cemeteries
While there’s something to be said for whistling past the graveyard both figuratively and literally, I’ve never been any good at forgetting about life’s…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jun 1
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The Sickening Paradox of Gun Violence
Please forgive me, folks. I had another column ready to go for this week, all tidy and written in advance of the high school graduation ceremonies and…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
May 25
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A Inside Case of Tug o’ War
My heart broke somewhere between the stadium fireworks and the pinning of the corsage. At first I thought it might’ve been an exuberant case of acid…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
May 18
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The Bugs Are Back in Town
It all starts with a tickle around the hairline. You’re just sitting outside minding your own business, watching your kid shred some turf on the soccer…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
May 11
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Politics as (Un)usual
Ok, folks, we have an election coming up in less than three weeks, but you probably already knew that. In light of this week’s leak that the Supreme…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
May 4
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Older, Maybe Wiser? The Savannah Sideways Substack Turns One
Exactly one year ago this week, I leapt. I held my breath and squinched my eyes up tight as I sent my first column since 2018 into the world—or more…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Apr 27
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Trying to Handle Everything Everywhere All at Once
I haven’t really gone to the movies in years. Even before the pandemic, I rarely stepped into a theater to watch a film, unless it was a special…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Apr 20
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Putting in Some Skin in the Big City
I’m always up for a field trip, and this weekend brought a chance to travel sideways to downtown Atlanta, where I tend to stand around gaping like a…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Apr 13
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