Silas House Speaks the Truth
With the publication of his seventh novel, “Lark Ascending,” the Appalachian writer tells a riveting tale set in a frightening future, but he’s also hard at work on reckoning with — and reconciling — the conflicting facts of his mountain home.
By Holly Gleason /
Silas House Speaks the Truth
With the publication of his seventh novel, “Lark Ascending,” the Appalachian writer tells a riveting tale set in a frightening future, but he’s also hard at work on reckoning with — and reconciling — the conflicting facts of his mountain home.
By Holly Gleason /
The River Rats of New Orleans
On the other side of the levee from the city, there is a small community called the batture that few people ever see. Macon Fry has lived there for 30 years.
By Macon Fry /
Why Silas House Matters
This week’s Salvation South covers not only the great Appalachian writer, but also the over-the-levee community of New Orleans and that city’s late great king of funk music, Dr. John.
By Chuck Reece /
The River Rats of New Orleans
On the other side of the levee from the city, there is a small community called the batture that few people ever see. Macon Fry has lived there for 30 years.
By Macon Fry /
A Love Letter From Beyond the Grave
Released three years after his death, “Things Happen That Way” is the final album from the late, great master of New Orleans funk, Dr. John.
