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Jim Evans's avatar

As a hopelessly Northern uberWoke academic octogenarian it’s probably no surprise that this is my first encounter with any sort of cryptid my first reaction took me to Meriam-Webster

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… continuing my post which posted when I attempted to correct for the missing second r

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Jim Evans's avatar

Once more. Have you considered a new newsletter devoted to cryptids? Maybe Thomas Crone’s Cyptid-bytes

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Thomas Crone's avatar

The more esoteric the better in this corner of cyberspace!

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Larry Morrisey's avatar

Thanks for re-contextualizing the place for me. In Catholic circles in Mississippi, Chatawa is synonymous with the nuns/retreat center that used to be there. "Going down to Chatawa" was a ladies church retreat weekend.

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Thomas Crone's avatar

Yeah, wow, I thought about incorporating that place, as I've definitely enjoyed some walks by the old convent/center. It's such a lovely, out-of-scale place, compared to the smallness of the rest of the community. Hope all is well in your corner of the world!

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Paul Whitsitt's avatar

Good read and memories, and very cool video. Which interviewee is your friend Hap?

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Thomas Crone's avatar

Hap's the tall fella walking through the woods and down to the river. He's got a great voice. Think he'd sound perfect doing some type of podcast narration.

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Paul Whitsitt's avatar

Yes, he does

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