‘The Opposite of Everyone’ Readalong – Part One
Discussing the themes of mother-daughter relationships, family bonds, storytelling and foster care, plus questions to consider and favorite quotes.
10 of the Top Landmarks in the South
Deep South Magazine partnered up with Expedia.com to help make memories on your next Southern adventure.
Alex Chilton is Alive
The first time I met arguably the greatest American pop-songwriter of the 20th century, he was washing my dishes. A big star he was not
Literary Friday, Edition 188
Notes for part one of our Joshilyn Jackson readalong, the chance to own a guitar from 'In Cold Blood' and saying goodbye to Harper Lee, plus the Sweet Potato Queens Musical in Literary Events. Happy Literary Friday!
Miss Nelle and her Words that Touched the World
Nelle Harper Lee passed away peacefully in her sleep early Friday, February 19, aged 89.
Winter’s Last Roar Reading List
Mississippi's TurnRow Books shares some older books reminiscent of winter and a few new arrivals worthy of bundling up with before spring arrives.
‘Queen Sugar’ on TV
Natalie Baszile's South Louisiana sugarcane story begins filming this month for OWN Network.
Literary Friday, Edition 187
Readalong for Joshilyn Jackson's The Opposite of Everyone Our readalong with Traveling With T for Joshilyn Jackson's new book is under way. The Opposite of Everyone was released on Tuesday, so get your copy now and start reading. The readalong runs through March 18, when we chat with Joshilyn on Twitter. Notes will be posted starting next Friday on Deep South, with additional content posted over at Traveling With T. You can also join the discussion on social media using the hashtags #southernlit and #jjreadalong. Click here for more details on how to participate! Literary News We have an interview with North Carolina writer Matthew Griffin on his debut novel Hide, about the very recent history of gay love in America. As a companion, Autostraddle has compiled 7 Must Read Books on Queer History and Identity in the South. Publisher's Weekly's Most Anticipated Books of Spring includes John Hart's Redemption Road. Natalie Baszile's book Queen Sugar is headed to television at the helm of Oprah and Director Ava DuVernay. We have the scoop! TurnRow Books offers up a Winter's Last Roar Reading List of titles to bundle up with before spring. Literary Events & Contests Arkansas Repertory Theatre presents An Evening With Rebecca Wells and the Ya-Ya Sisterhood through February 21. Andalusia Farm in Milledgeville,
The Widow’s Ox
by T.K. Lee The window above the kitchen sink was open because of Wayne; he liked having it open. The soft whistle spitting through it though made a pitiful excuse for a breeze. Her focus was mostly on the glass of sweet tea in her hand, her back, its spray of garden sweat drying, against the cloth recliner, and the bucket of purple hull at her feet left to do. “Mama.” Dorabell turned and looked at her son. “Yes.” “I could help, could I? With them beans.” “Peas, Wayne. They’re peas.” Wayne nodded. “Yeah, I could help with them beans, could I, Mama?” A sigh. “You can, baby. Go get a paper sack or two.” “I can, Mama.” She watched him from the recliner, to make sure. It was years before she wouldn’t cry every time he spoke. He’d be sweet, the doctor’d told her. Most mongoloids were kind and sweet, and that’d be a comfort, he’d said to her, in the years to come. Then, Harold died, soon after. It’d been Wayne and Dorabell alone ever since. And Wayne had been a kind of comfort. The first real hug he’d given her had been standing graveside, ten years old, after the church folk had left, and her sister, and the
Follow Louisiana’s African American Heritage Trail
Where did the sweet melodies of jazz begin? And just how long have the majestic, towering Spanish moss oaks been here? The answers can be found along The Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.