Geography
...of books beneath his arm. It’s 1971, the last year we’re still together. My mother and I travel this road, each week, to meet him— I-10 from Mississippi to New...
Negotiating Black Identities
Video Part 2: Dr. Lacy outlines her sources, methods, and sites of analysis in Prince George's County, MD and Fairfax County, VA Part 3: Dr. Lacy explores the construction...
The Bulletin—September 4, 2012
The Bulletin compiles news from in and around the US South. We hope these posts will provide space for lively discussion and debate regarding issues of importance to those living...
Opening at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
...specializes in work that documents diverse, underrepresented voices and that balances community goals with individual artistic expression. The new director should have significant experience as a practitioner, teacher, and leader...
"Little Switzerland"
...entertaining in every way than all the others. The very best people of Atlanta visit it and the universal exclamation is, 'Oh, how beautiful! How gorgeously grand! I never knew...
Vestibule
...of skin, but on the grace of the heart beneath. It was the only homily we knew, and our souls were beatified. And if you say sentiment and cliché, then...
Prayer of the Backhanded
...think to say, excuse me. Published in Please (Kalamazoo, Michigan: New Issues Poetry & Prose, Western Michigan University, 2009). Published: 4 March 2010 © 2010 Jericho Brown and Southern Spaces...
Aftermath
...hawk has taken back the air above new grass, and the doe again can hide her young. I can tell you now I crossed that field, weeks before the first...
Three AM and the Stars Were Out
When the phone rings way too late for good news, just another farmer wanting me to lose half a night's sleep and drive some backcountry wash-out for miles, fix what...
California Creek, North Carolina
...always seen it from the viewpoint of walking up there and looking at the mountains. I knew there was a road coming on line, but I had no concept of...