We agree.

The Salvation South team believes this is one of the finest short stories we've seen from a young writer in months. Herbert Girtley Jr. is remarkable.

Shawn Pitts @salvationsouth.com The Bones of Pauline Pusser (cc @keithherrell.bsky.social) www.salvationsouth.com/buford-pusse...

My new poem appears in @salvationsouth.com #poem #IceOut #poetry www.salvationsouth.com/colder-than-...

So pleased to have Soft Avocado Heart in @salvationsouth.com Thanks to @chuckreece.bsky.social for seeing what I hoped an editor would see in this piece and for loving it. www.salvationsouth.com/texas-family...

Man, I love this poem by Lucie Brooks @salvationsouth.com www.salvationsouth.com/how-to-survi...

Watch the newest installment of our “Fifty Years of Ferris” series: Bill Ferris’s landmark 1975 film, Made in Mississippi, plus Chuck Reece’s interview with Ferris www.salvationsouth.com/fifty-years-...

Worked on this piece about @widespreadpanic.com on and off for a year, and it's not a piece about music. It's a piece about music fans, and how this band has built a world for them that's stood for nearly 40 years.

I dearly love the writing of @chris-offutt.bsky.social. But I had no idea until last year that his eye was as sharp as his pen. Overjoyed to have his photographs (and words!) in @salvationsouth.com today.

Mike Collins graduated high school, a private one founded in 1970 as whites only, in 1985. This segregation academy either taught spelling poorly, or Rep. Collins just couldn’t pass the class. www.fox5atlanta.com/news/rep-col... #salvationsouth #educationmatters

It’s not just new. It’s also pretty great.

Excited to be part of a group of readers performing this Friday evening at Arthurdale Heritage. Read more about this special place in the new story “POOR WAYFARING STRANGERS: CAN APPALACHIAN STUDIES SURVIVE THE AGE OF TRUMP?” out now from @salvationsouth.com. www.salvationsouth.com/appalachian-...

Southern and Appalachian studies programs in out colleges are critical. But they are in danger. Read this dispatch from @robgipe.bsky.social. Proud to have him in @salvationsouth.com.

My heart is filled with pride and gratitude this weekend as three of my poems are featured in Salvation South @salvationsouth.com - a publication I have admired since its first issue. It is a space that feels like a welcoming home with stories that connect us all. A huge thank you to Andy Fogle!

Out today on @bullcitypress.com. This weekend, we'll have two stories excerpted from the book, plus "Ten Questions for Daniel Wallace."

If you aren’t reading the Salvation South posts, you’re missing out on good stories.

Her eyes, my ambition Thank you @salvationsouth.com & @chuckreece.bsky.social

Do you think your “creative days” are behind you? Read this inspiring piece from @eafentress.bsky.social. Then get to work!

Salvation South has no paywall. Instead, we rely on the $ from folks who join our Family Circle. Please read @chuckreece.bsky.social on why we need to keep our house for Southern storytellers open and welcoming. Then join.

An exciting new series from @salvationsouth.com presents conversations with Bill Ferris to celebrate 50 years since the release of his four landmark film documentaries 🙌 Read or watch the first conversation about GIVE MY POOR HEART EASE 👇 www.salvationsouth.com/give-my-poor...

Support our storytelling and look extra good this summer. We guarantee these are the most comfortable shirts we could find. Perfect for young and old alike. salvationsouth.store/collections/...

On this episode of Salvation South Deluxe: Chuck travels to the foothills of the Smoky Mountains to meet 'the Aristotle of Bacon.' Learn how Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams—a humble smokehouse in Tennessee—caught the attention of the fine dining industry and beyond. www.gpb.org/blogs/salvat...

The writing of Affrilachian poet @dalai-mama.bsky.social is badass. In this convo, we talk about family, the “re-narrativization” of the South, recovery, and more. Joy is an amazing person.

Everything begins in childhood. The song starts there, the poem. It was a spring morning when I was born. It was May. My mother’s hair was long. The animals and earth were waking up, preparing for a summer riot. —Han VanderHart “ars poetic with birth ledger and crawfish” in @salvationsouth.com

In his two newest jawnts, Christian J. Collier takes us through nine different bars in Hixson, TN, then into his grandmother's cotton field. Our #NationalPoetryMonth porch party continues. Come in. Stay a while. #AmericanSouth #Southernpoets

#NationalPoetryMonth porch party continues with our interview with @hanvanderhart.bsky.social. Plus six new poems from Han.

Six new poems at @salvationsouth.com, and this love poem with all the seasons and lambing one of my favorites. 💙 www.salvationsouth.com/han-vanderha...

I hope you’ll read my new essay for @salvationsouth.com (Salvation South) about poetry, hope, and belief in troubled times. www.salvationsouth.com/silas-house-...

We welcome #NationalPoetryMonth with the help of #Kentucky poet laureate @silashouse.bsky.social: “When times are dark…gather good people.”

This is just so shocking!

Tiana Clark is one of the most brilliant among the young generation of Southern writers. An unapologetic speaker of truth and love. Read our interview w/ her at @salvationsouth.com.

What an awesome story over at @salvationsouth.com

I adore the artwork @salvationsouth.com created for my Mothman story. Check it out here: www.salvationsouth.com/laura-lee-mo...

"Change came like a tsunami—which, contrary to what many people think, does not always announce itself with a mighty roar, but seeps in under the door when you aren’t looking." Tracy Thompson for @salvationsouth.com:

In our Weekly Top 5: * Propagate language, preserve culture @noemamag.com * Hip-hop hooch hustles (Taste) * Grieving a landscape lost @salvationsouth.com * A gutsy take on indigestion @vqr.bsky.social * All the feels for the forums @thefence.bsky.social longreads.com/2025/02/28/t...

All of us at @salvationsouth.com thank @cherilucasrowlands.com for seeing how Tracy Thompson’s “Solastalgia” “sinks into you.” It surely does. Thanks for including us is @longreads.com’s top stories.

Tracy Thompson's writing and research are important. Her book "The New Mind of the South" felt like a great awakening to me. So I'm proud @salvationsouth.com today gets to publish her new piece about the grief you feel when your home literally disappears. www.salvationsouth.com/solastalgia-...

How will you lend your voice? #salvationsouth #mlk

Our latest Salvation South Deluxe podcast episode peels back the layers of mythology surrounding blues legend Robert Johnson. www.salvationsouth.com/robert-johns... #salvationsouth #robertjohnson #smithsonian #bluesguitar #deltablues

If you haven't heard @salvationsouth.com with @chuckreece.bsky.social and Jake Cook yet, I suggest Debunking the Robert Johnson myth: how the "deal with the devil" story overshadowed a blues genius and led to exploitation of his legacy. My husband is a guitarist and we this is a story.

Our Andy Fogle interviews Christian J. Collier, a writer you best pay strict attention to if you wanna stay up on Southern talent. @salvationsouth.com

Tennessee poet Chris Wood welcomes the cold season with her evocative poem “Dear Winter.” Through vivid imagery and playful language, Wood transforms the often dreaded winter months into a time of renewal and celebration. www.salvationsouth.com/dear-winter-...

Lucinda Zoe, an Eastern Kentucky native, presents two gripping poems that delve into the heart of Appalachian life. They offer vivid glimpses into family dynamics, faith, and the struggles of coal country. www.salvationsouth.com/not-one-sing...

@salvationsouth.com asked several of our favorite Southern poets to create something in memory of #JimmyCarter. Challenge went out Monday with a Thursday deadline. @raymcmanus.bsky.social delivered. Ain't ashamed to admit I cried upon first read. Day-um. www.salvationsouth.com/jimmy-carter...

I asked myself all week what the biggest lesson I should learn from Jimmy Carter's life. This is where I landed. @salvationsouth.com

Here’s to a happy, healthy and wealthy 2025! And let us take this opportunity to thank all y’all for your love and support over the past three years. We couldn’t do it without you!❤️ #salvationsouth #happynewyear #HappyNewYear #happynewyear2025 #HappyNewYearToAll #newyears #newyears2025

We’ve seen some great Jimmy Carter cartoons so far, but this one stole our hearts. Nice job, Mike Luckovich! #salvationsouth #Luckovich #politicalcartoons #politicalcartoon #jimmycarter #JimmyCarter #obituary #Obituary