Larry D. Thacker’s fictional Labor County brims with the weird and wondrous
…to really be into roller derby. There’s a museum called the Odditorium. Labor County, then, is like most any other place in the world, real or imagined. Weird. Which is…
Humor and peril collide in The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus
…the doctor’s campaign to convince his community that “civilization depends on nobody going untended,” the story’s sharp, compassionate vision expands. Most of the other stories take place in the fictional…
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…
Book Excerpt: Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story
…of women.” So this one Sunday morning back sometime before most of us were born, Thornton Prince III came in from a long night of catting around, and he told…
Corey Mesler’s hippie poet returns in The Adventures of Camel Jeremy Eros
…Camel’s sexual prowess can grow tiring, yet the novel’s love story — between Camel and Allen, a “witchy and willowy” sculptor — is surprisingly moving. The book’s voice is conversational…
Unlikely Angel delves into Dolly Parton’s formidable skill as a songwriter
…While Parton’s methods may be “instinctive and emotional, not theoretical,” Hamessley believes that “musical analysis identifies and clarifies her intuitive musical choices.” In spite of her emphasis on the technical…
