On the Eve of the Eve of the End of the World
I’m sitting on the shoulder of the highway, two days before the end of the world. I slipped a Xanax in Loyal’s soup at supper or I’d be in the storm cellar with him
Four Foods for Good Fortune in 2015
Celebrate New Year's Day with traditional Southern dishes that promise to bring luck, wealth and good health.
New Year's Drops Across the South
In other parts of the country, people celebrate New Year's Eve by drinking champagne, singing "Auld Lang Syne" and popping fireworks. Here in the South, we like to drop things.
Spinach, Sundried Tomatoes & Goat Cheese Frittata
Chef Martin Wood of brand-new Atlanta restaurant Asante shares a recipe that's perfect for brunch.
Literary Friday, Edition 132
More literary gift ideas, Billy Coffey on spending five minutes with Pat Conroy, best books by women in 2014 and essays about housecoats and Christmas decorations. Happy Literary Friday!
Christmas Decorations
The sparrows at Walmart look too fat to fly, so they sit on the tarry cement. They keep close together, next to a slice of bread and a half-smashed French fry
The Hidden Pleasures of a Good Housecoat
To borrow from Tolstoy, all good mothers are more or less alike. My mother is no exception — having spent a life ensuring her kids got their three squares, presenting a soft shoulder to cry on
The Return of the American Chestnut
A Mississippi family farm aims to reintroduce this once plentiful hardwood to the Deep South.
