Black Crow across Green Trees
by Barry North Death could not touch your legacy. Like a black crow flying across green trees it could no nothing but enhance your beauty.
Our Spirits Shall Sorrow No More
by Kory Wells In the sweet moments, I forget you’re gone. I picture you in your red-checkered kitchen, skillet popping grease, peas and pearl onions
Secret
by Cynthia Eddy A secret is a slippery thing It slides in and out of the real Light diminished Dark takes over.
Paris Jackson on a Plantation?
We heard the news that Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris (pictured on the left), had been in South Louisiana visiting Nottoway Plantation a few weeks ago. The press release and photos just arrived in our inbox, so here's the scoop:
Bus Stop
by Sally Burnette The sign leers in front of a dilapidated car dealership. Kudzu curls up the white bench that has an ad for a child abuse hotline stuck to the back.
The Future of Gee’s Bend
In 2002, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, presented an exhibition of 70 quilts from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The story goes that art collector William Arnett came across a photograph of one of the quilts while working on a history of African American vernacular art. He set out to find the quilt, and its maker, and arrived in Gee’s Bend. Arnett ultimately introduced the women of Gee's Bend and their quilts to the world, but not many people have actually visited the source. Recently, a group of Auburn architecture students and community leaders from Gee's Bend set out to change that.
Rural Retreat
by Angela Spires The voice of Darth Vader comes out of my Tom Tom, followed by his mechanical breath. “You have arrived at your destination. Whooo-perrrr.” I hit the brakes of my black Chevrolet Aveo: my rental—economy class. Not that anyone here could tell the difference between a Chevy Aveo and a Gemballa Avalanche. To my left a row of evergreens leads up to
Lovebug Seasons
by John Davis Jr. September: The dead separation of summer concludes as attachment begins - Paired black-and-red-orange insects swarm on the concrete block school wall
Literary Friday
Summer reading & Mary Kay Andrews' Breeze Inn. An upcoming Twitter chat on John Kennedy Toole. Inside the App with Zora Neale Hurston. Honorable Mentions. And Recommended Reading & a giveaway for the Titanic anniversary. Happy Literary Friday!
DANCING
by N. Y'ara Stein A one mile island with two thousand people is the place for men who don’t ask directions. In that majestic soul of the beach between houses, the sea folds in endless embrace.