Author Archives: Rusty
Dark Hole, fiction by Rosanne Griffeth
If you misstep just six inches to your right, you will fall right into it. It swirls brightly and is fit only for trout to live in. If you do misstep, you will plunge up to your neck in the … Continue reading
William Gay Interviewed at the Oxford American
William Gay has carved for himself an enduring position in the modern Southern literary landscape, and the echoes of his work have reverberated far beyond the red clay hills surrounding his home in Hohenwald, Tennessee. The South of his books … Continue reading
A Writer’s Apprenticeship: Larry Brown – Part II of VIII
Hi–here's a quick link to the next Larry Brown post on Darnell Arnoult's blog.More from Fried Chicken later on this week. We're digging out from book boxes right now.
Larry Brown News
I post it when I have it, folks. And as I'm right in the middle of moving sixty-five cases of books, along with the unimportant stuff, this is likely all you'll get out of me this week, so pay attention … Continue reading
Norma White Dead
Sad news. Thanks to Kevin Stewart off Facebook for the link. Her husband of course, was The Dancing Outlaw, Jesco White. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a West Virginia-produced film about them, Jesco "The Dancing Outlaw" White and his wife Norma … Continue reading
Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mothers
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Still: Literature of the Mountain South
Here's a magazine and a notion that's sure to become a favorite. Celebrate the inaugural issue of Still, edited by Silas House (fiction) Marianne Worthington (poetry) and Jason Howard (nonfiction). From their 'about the name' page: About our name … To be a … Continue reading
Leveling Appalachia
Link courtesy of Endless Emendation. During the last two decades, mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia has destroyed or severely damaged more than a million acres of forest and buried nearly 2,000 miles of streams. Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal … Continue reading
Rosanne Griffeth's Errid and Delilah, fiction
Some nights, running his rig down Highway 25 through Hot Springs, Errid would go past the brown brick building. He'd glance to see if any lights glowed in the three trailers out back, like maybe she still worked there. Maybe … Continue reading
Karl Koweski's Holly Go Darkly, fiction
When I cup my palm against my mouth I can smell her on me. A not unpleasant odor that instills a desire for more. I stand in the bathroom of an almost expensive hotel. There’s enough light bulbs above the … Continue reading
