The Raw Root of Dark Sounds
These three poems excerpted from “Scorched Earth” reckon with a mother’s face, the devil’s music, and what miracles can happen on a plain day.
Stories
That Wasn’t for Me
Erik Peters brings us a small piece of fiction about a small gesture — and how such gestures can mean so much.
By Erik Peters /
The History of St. Nick
Their mother was honest with her children. If only her children hadn’t been honest with their classmates.
By Peter Dye /
Faithful Friends
Our editor ponders whether we can create a new recipe for a happy Christmas.
By Chuck Reece /
Learning to Love the A Minus
Or, How the Pandemic Kicked My Kitchen Perfectionism to the Curb
By Susan Rebecca White and Illustrations by Stacy Reece /
The Special Decadence of Pimento Cheese
Sarah Brown knows exactly what’s right and exactly what’s wrong in the making of pimento cheese, specifically the sort that will send a shiver down your spine.
By Sarah Brown /
Four Poems by Will Wellman
Will Wellman brings us four poems from his heart — and from his native home of Florida.
By William Wellman /
The Old Man’s Favorite Bird Dog
His dog’s name was Rusty. He was a German shorthaired pointer. Daddy said he was the best bird dog ever.
By Chuck Reece /
Reconciliation Road
In a story from 2021, Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Tad Bartlett hit the road in Louisiana to talk about — and then write about — the South’s future.
By Maurice Carlos Ruffin and Tad Bartlett /
About Salvation South
A refuge for Southern storytellers and a haven for Southern readers
By Chuck and Stacy Reece /
That Dog Won’t Hunt
Richard Murff admits to being perhaps the only Southerner ever to own two hunting dogs, neither of which would hunt.
By Richard Murff /
But I Have Hope
Russell Worth Parker is a North Carolinian and a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. He’s seen a lot and, like all of us, he lives every day in a nation more divided than ever. Still, he has hope. This is why.