Yellowhammer Press

“Mud and Ashes”
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Despite the radio’s persistent crackle, the boy’s leg could wait until Revis finished his cantaloupe.  If it was Revis they needed, they would wait because they had no choice.  The events of the previous night hadn’t changed the fact that he was the county’s only choice in dire matters, so he could eat [...]

Brushfire

He stepped off the porch and with a lazy spit in the clematis headed off towards the car.  On arriving, he had been half-tempted to leave it idling in the drive so she would understand just how brief he intended this visit to be.  The cylinders on that thing knocked something awful and he’d [...]

In one of those rare moments of clarity, I awoke this morning remembering The Republic of Winston.  Having had a discussion with a friend last night about the hair-pulling over the Jones County story, I suddenly remembered a similar tale from Alabama.  Often referred to as The Republic of Winston, Winston County, Alabama was an [...]

“Reading the South” will be an ongoing series about beginning an understanding of the South through literature, music, and art.
A reader wrote me this week inquiring about a number of things, and where to find good Southern writing was at the top of his list.  My answer was long and, I admit, a bit [...]

Much of the work we discuss here isn’t new.   We’re not solely concerned with new books, new authors, or new artists.  I learned firsthand that educating oneself about actual Southern art — more than just ceramic roosters — is a process that requires some digging.  Investigate on your own, teach yourself about what Southern art [...]