Taylor Shenk :: Everybody Knows Tina ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: The South is the only place where I’m not called country, but rather more of a city girl. Such twang isn’t found any higher than Virginia, the only place I’ve ever called home. I find my identity...
Kenneth Parsons :: Leo Kotke Turns 80 ::
Leo Kottke plays slide guitar and uses open tunings (chordal tunings) that originated in the Southern U.S., chiefly among black blues guitar players. I was born in Kentucky, and the finger-picking style is common in Nashville, Tennessee (think Chet Atkins),...
Mary Sturgill :: On Becoming an Orphan ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: Mary Sturgill bleeds Carolina blue. Though her journalism career has carried her across the US, every mile traveled was a winding road leading her back home to the South. After a stint in Southeast TX, Mary made...
Blair Kinsey :: My Friend, the Doorstop ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: … born and raised in Austin, Texas. After a few years in Memphis, Tennessee, she now calls Austin home again. Here, she works with Austin Bat Refuge, rehabilitating winged creatures on their way further south for winter...
C. Christine Fair :: The Railroad Tracks ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have lived in Virginia since 2004. I’ve lived here longer than I’ve lived anywhere else. It is my home. I AM a Virginian. The Railroad Tracks Holly and I were thirteen and life was waging a...
Iysis Ray :: Bodega Boys ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: I was born in The Bronx Hospital, on Pelham. Those roots will last forever. I don’t act like I’m from the Bronx, my father agrees because I won’t eat a bacon, egg, & cheese, or a peanut...
Myasia Morris :: Fourth of July ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: The south means family to me. Manning, South Carolina is where family is for me, every fourth of July where we have a block party. Food, socializing, fireworks, dancing, games, people of all ages are brought together....
Matt Cook :: Best Late Night Adventure ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: I am a student athlete. This story is about a night with two best friends. Best Late Night Adventure James and I are cruising around after practice. Beautiful night out, we blast music and eat Raising Caines....
Sarah Parkinson :: Stupid. Dumb. Emotions. ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: I have no true origin, I can claim no land, but I can claim it all, and most recently, the South too. I am a military child who moves every 2-3 years. I move so often that...
Kaiya Parkinson :: Torgi the Corgi ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: As someone who grew up in the military, I’ve lived everywhere. Despite the military bases all around the world, my father’s job always seemed to bring us back to the south. From the south I’ve picked up...
Ghelka Ibarra :: When the Light Fades ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: I grew up in southeastern Virginia, where the summers humid, the mosquitoes are relentless, and the history runs deep. I’ve spent evenings by the water, watched storms roll in off the bay, and driven down roads lined...
Chloe Aquino :: We Never Really Know Ourselves Until We’re Raw ::
Southern Legitimacy Statement: What’s southern to me is something I could never be, and that’s myself. I never seem to act like or connect with other people my age, race, and even those who have similar interests. Don’t get me...
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