My Tennessee Notebook

Antsy McClain’s monthly column for The Tennessee Magazine is as funny as it is thought provoking, with footnotes that will reportedly change your life, give you younger looking skin and make you better looking. Click on the links below.


January 2024: “My First Trip to a Buc-ee’s Convenient Store”

February 2024: “My Unbridled Love for Home Delivery”

March 2024: “Meet Rick, the Elevator Guy, a Cancer Survivor Who Serves”

April 2024: “Road Trip Dining, Road Food Dos and Don’ts by Yours Truly”

May 2024: “Confessions of a Former Juvenile Delinqent, My Visit to Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary”

June 2024: “Fathers and Other Epic Creatures”

July 2024: “Zombie Apocalypse Journal, The Incessant Sound of Summer”

August 2024: “Love Flash Patterns of the Lightning Bug”

September 2024: “Old School. My Tour to some of Tennessee’s Actual Old Schools”

October 2024: “In All Seriousness, Let’s Talk About Clowns”

November 2024: “Less is More? Not Anymore. More is More. And Even More is More Better” 

December 2024: “My Ghosts of Christmas Past. A Love Story to Those Who Made The Holidays Magical”

January 2025: “My Fickle Relationship with New Years’ Resolutions, Gym Memberships and Book Clubs”

February 2025: “From Valentines Day to The Cooties, Childhood Mayhem on Our Grade School Playgrounds. 

March 2025: “Age is just a number (A real, actual number that just goes up. Really fast.)” 

April 2025: “The Green, Green Dust of Home. My Battle with Tennessee Allergies.” (Coming Soon)