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Southern Humorist, Marlene Ratledge Buchanan has been entertaining readers with her observations about life through her column, Hey Y'all, published in the Gwinnett Citizen since 2015.  Ms. Buchanan column first appeared in the life section of the Snellville Patch.  She has combined a collection of essays into her first book, Life is Hard Soften It with Laughter. The subject matter for her columns primarily center around life events she has experienced, but no topic  or any person is off limits.   

Marlene Ratledge Buchanan