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*FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This essay, chosen as one of the winners of the inaugural Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest, originally appeared on January 31, 2020. *** Chapter 16…

Close Call

Second-prize winner in the Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest

Chapter 16 is pleased to publish the winners in our Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest. Regarding Richard C. Albins’ winning essay, contest judge Mary Laura Philpott writes: “Metal buckets evoke…

Grasshopper

First-prize winner in the Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest

Chapter 16 is pleased to publish the winners in our Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest. Contest judge Mary Laura Philpott writes: What a delight to read these true stories. The…

Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest

Submissions to the Tennessee True Stories Essay Contest are currently closed. We’ll be announcing a new contest in the months ahead. Subscribe to the Chapter 16 newsletter for updates.  We’re…

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