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Not Built on Nothing

It’s odd—maybe even a little upside-down—how what you find in the attic can prove to be the foundation of your life.

The Ones Who Were Here Before Us

In the latest Salvation South Deluxe podcast, we dive into the history of the U.S. government’s four-headed assault on Native Americans—and how it changed the South.

Confessions of a Jewish-American Belle

An author and playwright navigates her Southern roots and Jewish identity in a world that often saw them as contradictions.

Meet Me There

Three Louisiana men, all fathers of little girls, confront a dark secret that tests their morals and bonds them in unexpected ways. Will they serve justice or be consumed by their own hatred?

Road Trip to Texas

Far away from home, or long ago in memory, the ones we love still carry us.

Hand in Hand With Humidity

Always immersed in the natural world, this Georgia poet shows us how to savor the ever-changing weather.

A New Way to Submit Your Work

Salvation South has just opened its new submissions system. Here are the details.

The Whole of the South

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.

Blame It on the Yellow Jackets

And no, we don’t mean the Georgia Tech football team.

To Acknowledge What Someone Else Says

In the eyes of this North Carolina poet, everything—even that which is not “eco”—is part of an ecosystem.

Don’t Meet Your Heroes?

They’ll always disappoint you, the saying goes. This is a story about how the rule doesn’t apply…if you have the right kind of hero.

The Faithful Servant

For fifty years, Linda Strom has ministered to women in prison, helping them reenter society and rebuild their lives. She gives the credit to God and Karla Faye Tucker, who was put to death in 1998 for killing two people with a pickaxe.

At One Summer’s End (for Billy)

Sometimes, when we’re gutted by loss, we go ahead and sing about it. This Mississippi poet does just that.