Joseph Washington Vanleer
…laid to rest. Excerpted from From the Fiery Furnace to the Promise Land by Serina K. Gilbert and Learotha Williams Jr., forthcoming from Vanderbilt University Press in August 2025. Used…
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Volcanic, Universal Inspiration
…until the fall of 2026 — took two months. When I was lost in my writing, as it turns out, all I needed to do was open my eyes and…
Discovering the Soil All Over Again
…to talk with Mr. Irwin in 2008 because I was a co-editor with Jessie Janeshek of Outscape: Writings on Fences and Frontiers, published by another great East Tennessee organization, the…
Honoring Grief, History, and Family
…time a voice through her. Chapter 16: How did writing this book change you and your relationship to place and family? Wilkinson: I am forever changed by writing this book….
A Necessary Political Act
…no shame in writing that is both work and a necessary political act.” This collection showcases Gay’s ability to parse meaning from a broad array of subjects, a testament to…
Looking for Home
…it’s their individual and collective longings that spur some of Norris’ most vivid writing. The opening story includes these lines: “They’ve been through enough already. Haven’t they been through enough…
