A 14-year-old makes a difficult journey of self-discovery
When a dragonfly alights on the edge of the casket at his brother’s funeral, Kingston Reginald James is convinced Khalid isn’t really gone, just changed into one of the dragonflies…
Michael Ray Taylor talks about the wonders and wisdom found deep underground
…through prostate cancer, yet we still cave together whenever we can. Others I knew then have died, sometimes in tragic caving accidents. As cavers like me return to these magical,…
Jill McCorkle’s Hieroglyphics explores the intricate passages of memory, time, and love
…other. Her most recent partner, the father of her younger son, has fled to Alaska — or is it Alabama? Since he was given to casually saying things like “You’d…
Three Appalachian women tell their stories in Voices Worth the Listening
…AutoZone. “He told me he’d be right back. But he didn’t come back.” Calling hospitals and police, she learned he had been murdered in a drug deal. “After that I…
A Nashville journalist maps a Syrian-American restaurateur’s moving journey to Hendersonville
…Guy Fieri. The real-life characters depicted by author Jordan Ritter Conn are, it turns out, as discordant as the values and the people that earnest young Syrian immigrant Riyad Alkasem…
The 2020 Southern Festival of Books takes its stellar roster of authors online
…the Festival has transitioned to a virtual format to preserve the health and safety of attendees, authors, volunteers, and partners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online format brings the Festival…
