A Publication of Humanities Tennessee

Tales of a Preservationist

…telling a story is the act of preservation, so I often think of myself as a preservationist by being a writer. In a way that’s my ultimate goal.” Sylvia Bailey…

Archaic Snailfishing in Nashville

…less familiar, and gastropod remains have been given especially short shrift in archaeological discussions. Well-researched shell midden sites from other areas, like those along Kentucky’s Green River, are composed mainly…

The Curvature of the World

…Hadley Baxter, a scandal-ridden actress who lucks into the chance to portray Marian onscreen more than 60 years after her famous flight, thereby salvaging Hadley’s career and possibly pivoting her…

The Cost of Healing

…stretches of her family history, she also searches for the kind of belonging that has always seemed to elude her. When traditional family ties fray — here, a legacy of…

She Found Ways to Be Fascinating

energy of a hidden world.” She walks the desolate midnight streets around Tompkins Square Park, where shadowy men may or may not be following her. She enters the decadent club…

Resisting a Truce with the Unknown

…bourbon decanter and not a golden calf. That we had been praying to the alcohol all along explained a few things.” Jones oscillates between loving compassion for those who shaped…

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