John Charles Griffin

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Blue Blood

A poem about friendship and secrets in a country club locker room.

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Growing up Black in a small Georgia town was hard enough. But Miriam Delaney Heard also had to break the chains of the religion she was raised in. Her salvation came from writing her own story.

Tom Hendrix spent 30 years building a wall that is neither a barrier to keep anyone out nor a monument to glorify its builder. It is, instead, a portal to the past. It pays tribute to a courageous Native American ancestor and what her life’s journey teaches us about our common humanity and the profound significance of how we order our steps in this world.

The multimedia visual art of Ted Whisenhunt mystically conjures the totality of the South—our flora and fauna, our food and music, our people and communities—in strikingly original ways.

A poet from Athens, Georgia, offers verses filled with beautiful visions about the power of conversation — both unearthly and earthly.

When we’re kids, Christmas can produce precious memories that will last our entire lives. Chuck shares his favorite.

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As Salvation South marks three years of publication, editor Chuck Reece looks back at a stellar lineup of established Southern authors and fresh voices.

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