History Literature / BrownsPineRidgeStories

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The "Brazier" mentioned in "The Race" would likely be mistaken by some readers as a [[BrandX made up restaurant]] for the story, but it does exist. Most readers, particularly those born 1990 and after, would recognize it as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dairy_Queen#Dairy_Queen_Brazier Dairy Queen]].

* WereStillRelevantDammit: In-Universe example. Local Merchants organized the [=McRae=]-Helena treasure hunt that occurs in chapter ten because they "got tired of seeing its citizens shopping in Vidalia, Dublin, Douglas". Based on information available in the book, it seemed to have worked in the short run.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: In-Universe example. Local Merchants organized the McRae-Helena treasure hunt that occurs in chapter ten because they "got tired of seeing its citizens shopping in Vidalia, Dublin, Douglas". Based on information available in the book, it seemed to have worked in the short run.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The last short story of the second volume, "My Trip to the Rome of the Ancient past", is very different being that it involves science fiction (e.g. TimeTravel) and fantasy (e.g. [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angels]]) elements. The fact that it is a contribution by another author altogether who has an interest in such genres is the reason for this difference.

** And then in the twelfth story there is a mention of MyLittlePony!... But, sadly my fellow Bronies, it is a subversion as [[HilariousInHindsight it was merely a coincidence]]. Alas, Brohoof to all the kind readers who have bothered to read this anyway.

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Occurs in the fifteenth story, on two different occasions in 1937 and 1957]].

** And then in the twelfth story there is a mention of MyLittlePony!... But, sadly my fellow Bronies, it is a subversion as [[HilariousInHindsight it was merely a coincidence]]. Alas, Brohoof to all the kind readers who have bothered to read about Gary Brown's... [[SnarkBait Masterpiece]] anyway.

** The twentieth story, there are numerous references including: HulkHogan, Series/LeaveItToBeaver, Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid, Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies,[[note]] A woman in the story is called "Granny Clampett", though it should be noted the name of the character from the show is Daisy May "Granny" Moses.[[/note]] and an old slogan that had been used by the United States Marine Corps.[[note]] "We're Looking For a Few Good Men.[[/note]]

** Not just only is {{Bonanza}} mentioned in the fourth story, but the outcome of a particular episode involving Ben Cartwright preventing an extrajudicial hanging is discussed at one point.

** In the same chapter, there is also a less obvious reference to the film AmericanGraffiti in the form of naming a brand of whiskey "Old Harper's". The author couldn't recall the real brand of whiskey that was drunk by the joyriders who [[spoiler: brought about Ole Strawberry's death]] and thus decided to use the name Old Harper's both as a place holder as well as an in-joke.

* DeaderThanDisco: In-Universe example. The author writes in the seventeenth story that "Maybe collecting [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turpentine turpentine]] has gone out of style," as a result of it being replaced with cheaper and/or more effective substitutes. Though it's worth mentioning that this observation is not entirely true as an article on TheOtherWiki shows that it still has uses in some modern day products.

** The twentieth story, there are numerous references including: HulkHogan, LeaveItToBeaver, Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid, TheBeverlyHillbillies,[[note]] A woman in the story is called "Granny Clampett", though it should be noted the name of the character from the show is Daisy May "Granny" Moses.[[/note]] and an old slogan that had been used by the United States Marine Corps.[[note]] "We're Looking For a Few Good Men.[[/note]]

* RedHeadedHero: Gary Brown himself. To quote the author "Now everyone knows red-headed people [[FieryRedhead have a bad temper]] that is, all of them, [[BlatantLies except me]], [[RuleOfFunny of course]]."

This work was published by [[http://www.amazon.com/Browns-Pine-Ridge-Stories-Volume/dp/1499615922 Createspace Independent Publishing]]

* SliceOfLife: In this particular case, a slice of life of a boy/young man growing up in rural southern Georgia.

** The twentieth story, there are numerous references including: HulkHogan, LeaveItToBeaver, Film/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid, TheBeverlyHillbillies,[[note]] A woman in the story is called "Granny Clampett", though it should be noted the name of the character from the show is Daisy May "Granny" Moses.[[/note]] and an old slogan that had been used by the United States Marine Corps.

* DeepSouth: The setting is in rural south Georgia.