Chapter 16
A Community of Tennessee Writers, Readers & Passersby

A Story in Every Plate, a Plate in Every Story

Rick Bragg is back with another family memoirthis time with recipes

…was a story in every plate, and a plate in every story, except maybe artichokes. Nobody liked to remember the artichokes.” Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in…

Anything But Bland

Amber Wilson’s For the Love of the South began as a website of the same name

…mealtime adventures. Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in Nashville, as well as co-founder of The Porch Writers’ Collective, a nonprofit literary center. She is the author of…

Holy Ground

Writers across the state—and the nation—are grieving the loss of Rivendell Writers’ Colony

…and who has helped to sustain it with her own funds—has decided to devote the property to a new purpose. Photo: Susannah Felts I’m still in shock at the news…

In Barbecue As in Life

The Proffitts of Ridgewood is a look at one of the most beloved restaurants in the Southeast

…writes. “The Ridgewood, Larry tells them, is not for sale.” Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in Nashville, as well as co-founder of The Porch Writers’ Collective, a…

The Way and the Truth of Creative Living

A Chapter 16 writer takes Elizabeth Gilbert’s new writing guide, Big Magic, out for a spin

…reflect new event information.] Susannah Felts is a writer, editor, and educator in Nashville, as well as co-founder of The Porch Writers’ Collective, Nashville’s nonprofit center for writing. She is…

A Simple, Gentle Joy

A novelist reflects on the pleasures of the Southern Festival of Books, opening today in Nashville

…our everyday lives recharged by story, by others’ dreams realized, and by communion with fellow readers—one of the best kinds of togetherness I know. Susannah Felts is a writer, editor,…

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