The Diary of Southern Lifestyle Author Pat Branning

The Diary of Southern Lifestyle Author Pat Branning

Ducks, Dogs and Bourbon

The law was not a set of rules - it was a set of names.

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Patricia A Branning
Feb 03, 2026
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Three Beaufort County judges are about to go duck hunting at Pleasant Point Plantation.

Here is a preview story from my upcoming book, No Safe Harbor. It’s centered around my life on a plantation in the Lowcountry during the early 70s. It’s a story of Southern charm, corruption, and the cost of trust.

This story is exactly what happened on an early morning when the Judges came to Pleasant Point Plantation for the finest duck hunting in all of Beaufort County.

This is my most personal work to date.

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