Young women use magic to achieve vigilante justice
…traditional mystery. Natasha is desperate to find out who is responsible for the loss of her sister, and Della must conceal the truth at all costs to protect her mother….
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
…grass pulsing like tongues underfoot. Are you here? Is it quiet? Can I tell you now, there are bodies sunk in this lake? Let me show you the chimney ghosting…
Rosecrans Baldwin tries to make sense of Los Angeles
…who loves to see the flicker of potential become a flame? Because it is Los Angeles, all Freddy’s identities are true, and also none are true at all. Baldwin exceeds…
Little objects touch something tucked far away in the recesses of our hearts
…after all. Twice, however, an edge of jagged metal has caught my finger. I’m not sure how much more I can bleed. I took a heavy-duty nail file and shaved…
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…
