It was December in the town of Mud Lick, Alabama and Christmas magic seemed to fill the air.
For one, it was snowing. Mud Lick almost never got snow in the winter months, but this year it came in huge, fluffy white droves. The town’s residents were typical Southerners, which meant everyone was enchanted with the thought of a white Christmas for about a day. When the schools closed because buses couldn’t run safely and businesses closed as a result, everyone started getting frustrated with what they called “White Death.”
Both grocery stores had a run on bread, milk and eggs. Teachers at Bear Bryant Elementary moved their classes to Zoom school since that was the way of the world these days. More importantly, everything in what was normally a very quiet rural Alabama town slowed down and quieted so much that if you weren’t a local you would’ve sworn time came to a complete stop. Continue reading