J. Nicole Jones conjures her South Carolina family’s storied past in Low Country
…bourbon decanter and not a golden calf. That we had been praying to the alcohol all along explained a few things.” Jones oscillates between loving compassion for those who shaped…
Margaret Renkl weaves personal and natural history in Late Migrations
…And I would like to have been there when she did, to see the doubt and bafflement torque the listener’s face. For how can any brief description capture this entirely…
In The Caring Class, Richard Schweid examines the world of home health aides
…Bronx. An employee-owned model for home care workers, CHCA serves clients throughout the Bronx. The women who tend to apply for CHCA jobs have already faced profound challenges. Many have…
Larry D. Thacker’s fictional Labor County brims with the weird and wondrous
…key was his skill with fashioning the saddle sturdy enough not to fail, but light enough not to burden the animal and get PETA called on him. You know where…
Humor and peril collide in The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus
…details of its subject, evoking images of sexual assault and the all-too-common voicelessness of women. Grasping for understanding, the officer says: “When it comes right down to it, we think…
Southern Word connects young people to their voices, each other
…people to write and connect writing to purpose.” Carmen Ridley Being young can already feel isolating, frightening, and uncertain on any given day. Add a pandemic and heightened awareness of…
