Some of it’s true, some of it’s fiction. It’s a fine line here in the South.

In the spirit of Garden Spells, which was once titled Garden Spells and Southern Belles, here are a few sometimes-true-sometimes-not stories from the Allen family vault.

• "A Pit Bull in a Big White Bow."
• "Nothing Disastrous."
• "Haints."
• "Carrot Top."
• "The Gift of Mary's Blanket."
• "Unmentionables."