Michael Farris Smith, Author at Salvation South

FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK
To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.

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Michael Farris Smith

Wayman

A gritty Southern noir unfolds at a rundown motel, where a bloodied stranger’s arrival disrupts the night’s eerie calm. An excerpt from the upcoming novel Lay Your Armor Down.

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I Am Not a Rock Star

Sometimes, the haircut you want is not the haircut you need.

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For an autistic child in Asheville, Hurricane Helene brought more than floodwaters—it ruptured the carefully constructed routines he depends upon. His mother chronicles their journey through debris, displaced rituals, and Disney movies.

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After her daughter was caught in the crossfire of a shootout, Jacqueline Allen Trimble penned a poem that asks: how do we sing when every note sounds like a gunshot?

FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK
To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.

Michael Farris Smith

Wayman

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I Am Not a Rock Star

By Michael Farris Smith /

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FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.

Michael Farris Smith

Wayman

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I Am Not a Rock Star

By Michael Farris Smith /

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FOURTH OF JULY VACATION WEEK
To tide you over till our next weekly edition on July 13, we bring back four pieces from the last three years—worthy perspectives on what it means to be an American.