A Publication of Humanities Tennessee

Dark Night Will Not Rob You of Your Way

Together in a Sudden Strangeness gathers more than 100 poets, whose consummate skill and invaluable insight shed light on the unprecedented experiences of this year’s global pandemic. As COVID-19 case…

Memphis Calling

…but it has an effect, can change the vibes in a room, affects moods, captures beauty — and all invisibly. Blues has a capaciousness; a song can open up endlessly…

The Glorious Pastime: Indya Kincannon

…Tudor king who broke from the Catholic Church and had six wives. Mantel is an excellent writer, and I love historical fiction. I’m also reading Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy…

Pain and Radiance

In the opening pages of Knoxville writer Charles Dodd White’s How Fire Runs, a group of white supremacists establish themselves on the grounds of an abandoned mental hospital. From here,…

Putting the Music First

…into the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra and would rival Cab Calloway and Count Basie in popularity. Less lingers over Booker Little Jr., a Manassas High product who was on his way…

Open Secrets and Broken Promises

…that Richard had an affair but can’t bring herself to confront him. Michael feels betrayed by Diane for allowing herself to get pregnant, despite their pledge never to have children…

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