Over the Thanksgiving break, my husband and I went down to Savannah. It reminded me of how much I love that city. It’s the perfect place to take a vacation: there’s plenty to do, but there are no must-dos. You can fill your schedule with activities, or you can actually relax and spend the [...]
An Interview with Courtney E. Smith
San Antonio-based writer Courtney E. Smith is the author of Record Collecting for Girls, a critically-acclaimed ...
Music Review: Radioactive
Gadsden, AL’s Yelawolf can’t be easily mentioned without the phrase “white rapper” following within the same breath, but he’s making his big splash, his name popping up on YouTube channels, his mixtapes surrounded by buzz and such, so that’s what hipped me to Radioactive, his first official album release through Eminem’s record label Shady [...]
Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget
As a responsible Southern girl, one of my recurring New Year’s resolutions—along with drinking more delicious wine—is to save more money. Crazy as it may seem, I’ve discovered that these goals go together like biscuits and gravy. And I’ll tell you why. Right now, we live in a time where there is more good [...]
Gordon Ave. Book Sale
Thrifting may be on the upward trend in many places, but for most Southerners, it’s a way of life instilled by parents and their eye for antique furniture and hand-me-down valuables. In a brick-blazoned Southern college town, retro fashion boutiques are as common as the used bookstore. Combine the Southern obsession with second hand [...]
Who’s Reading Whom?
Mrs. Hope isn’t down on River Street—the tourists’ hub—even though a psychic could probably make a good living downtown amidst tipsy tourists looking to experience Savannah through candy shops, souvenir stores, and the open container law. Getting your fortune told, for most, has that fleeting vacation charm, like getting henna tattoos or caricatures drawn of [...]
Being Southern: Southern Comfort
I was reared in the foothills of South Carolina, and when someone close to or in our family passed away, my kin were first out of the gate with the grief-comforts of casseroles, macaroni salads, and colorful, oddly-named desserts. It is how we console those who mourn the passing of a loved one – fat, [...]
The Adventures of Red
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