Marlanda Dekine, Author at Salvation South

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Marlanda Dekine

We Have Always Been Here

South Carolina’s Marlinda Dekine testifies to fierce love—for the natural world, for self, and for a grandma’s lessons.

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A short story about an old man, a young man, the checkout line, and small things that feel like justice.

Remembering Memphis drummer Howard Grimes, who backed Al Green, Ann Peebles, O.V. Wright, Willie Mitchell and others

As the world prepares to bid farewell to Jimmy Carter, a refugee’s visit to his presidential library reveals the far-reaching impact of his post-presidency work.

Appalachian folk pop singer Dori Freeman’s voice is a stunner. And her songs, like that voice, rise from her deep roots in the Virginia mountains.

During a youth beset by polio and grinding poverty, Hattie Duncan learned a way of creativity that gave her a generous outlook on life and helped her become a beloved Southern folk artist.

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From her upbringing near Churchill Downs to her role as a leading voice in contemporary Southern poetry, Joy Priest shares, in this conversation with Chuck Reece, how writing became both her salvation and her rebellion.

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We Have Always Been Here

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