Margaret Renkl discusses her new essay collection, Graceland, at Last
…environment he was supposedly protecting. When she took her turn at the audience microphone to ask a question, she opened with “Sir, I’m from Alabama.” “Instantly, that giant audience of…
Young women use magic to achieve vigilante justice
…a story that is every woman’s worst nightmare, it also shows how much strength women possess and how much joy and peace women can feel in solidarity with one another….
Ron Rash’s In the Valley displays his masterful command of short fiction
…Rash also includes lyrical interstitial passages that list the progression of wildlife loss that logging will bring to this valley — environmental destruction that parallels the human suffering that Serena…
Book Excerpt: Savage Flower
…ten feet deep. Before I came to the water, I was told a man wrapped in barbed wire was thrown from the bridge. Even the most beautiful things are full…
Little objects touch something tucked far away in the recesses of our hearts
…— circa 1960, holding two cups at full capacity — had resided in our Tupperware bin of dry dog food. Reese came to eagerly anticipate the sound of aluminum raking…
Former governor Bill Haslam discusses the role of faith in government
…There are people on the political stage today who fit that bill, although all of us do it imperfectly. Believe me, there were times when I was in office when…
