Photographs by Kate Medley, Author at Salvation South

COME IN AND STAY AWHILE

Daniel Wallace’s brother-in-law was his hero. But in the journals he left behind, Wallace discovered the darkness that claimed his idol’s life.

Daniel Wallace interprets two pages from the revealing, long-lost journals of his brother-in-law, William Nealy.

A poem about how a single word, in the mouths of Appalachians, can tell the world a great deal about how mountain folks see things.

When you’re putting up the bounty of the garden, it’s positively lyrical.

Let’s not get so cultured we’re blind, folks.

Abe Partridge’s “Alabama Astronauts” adventure taught him a lot about loving his neighbors. It’s got lessons to teach us, too.

An education professor examines how inclusion in the classroom can move the South forward.

A long, early-morning bike ride sparks recollections of a long-ago friendship—with its unspoken words and unresolved tensions.

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