Tales From Southern Indiana

Danny Howell
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Small town life in a world bordering on the surreal with a country flavor. Stories and music.

  1. 18 May

    Chased by Snakes

    We didn't have alligators to chase us in Southern Indiana, but we did have snakes, who preferred to be let alone but sometimes had to be emphatic about it. Here's a few snake encounters, plus an early example of the old saying, spare the tooth and spoil the child.

    14 min

  2. 3 May

    Demon Rum

    What a tipsy cat will lead you to, the benefits of holding a live skunk in each hand to resist arrest, and an Octogenarian's tips on a long, if inebriated, life.

    13 min

  3. 18 Apr

    Mothers in Law

    If being a Mother in Law was a career choice, it would come with hazard pay. Listen and you'll understand. Finally, some advice for travelers who need to spit.

    10 min

  4. 8 Apr

    Spirit of Forgiveness

    Back in the day in Southern Indiana, if you stabbed someone a few times, stole their car, or killed them in a "sudden heat", well that was just considered misbehaving, and if you stayed on the straight and narrow thereafter, you'd stay out of the Big House and be forgiven. But what about being squished to death by an elephant's butt?

    9 min

  5. 28 Mar

    Provoking, Cursing, and Other Crimes of Passion

    We were pretty low key folks in small town Indiana, because getting irritated could get you arrested and even killed. Join our latest adventures in the Hoosier Hill Country back in the day.

    11 min

  6. 22 Mar

    Bringing Back Baby

    And other stories of modest and kind-hearted thievery back in the day in Southern Indiana, when even missing wash from the clothesline could come back with a bonus.

    9 min

  7. 21 Feb

    Kicking: Hazardous to Your (or Your Pig's) Health

    In the days before videos, we had to rely on the sketchy accounts of kicking mishaps from the local papers to learn what happens when pigs fly. Also a new old word, "charivari".

    8 min

  8. 20/12/2025

    Unhappy Accidents

    Life could be risky in the small towns in Southern Indiana where I grew up in the 1960's, but going back in time, based on the old newspaper articles, things weren't much safer in the old days. From shooting at hats to teaching butchers how to kill cattle, there were lots of unusual ways folks met their demise back in the days.

    12 min
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