True stories, odd questions, and how one small thing becomes everything.
I’m Drew Tolbert. I’ve been a crime scene tech, a private investigator, a pizza manager, and a call center consultant. I grew up in a place called Corner, Alabama. Every one of those jobs left me with a story, and most of them are a little ridiculous.
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Excuse Me, Do You Know Where Foxfire Drive Is?
A cheating husband, a tail from Alabama to Tennessee, a tree, and a dare I should have turned down. Over a million people watched the TikTok version and never got the real ending. It’s here.
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