". . . [Y]ou have a well-designed, finely crafted magazine that feels as good in the hand as it does in the mind."—John B. Kachuba
Commentary by Rich Cohen. Fiction by Willie Morris, William J. Slattery, and Cynthia Shearer. Photo Essay by Eudora Welty. Poetry by X.J. Kennedy, Roy Blount Jr., and more.
POLLY TRIUMPHANT
by Dave Shiflett
Go for it, young. Then simmer down.
BLANKS
by Charles Taylor
Hollywood snatches Betty Lou’s handbag.
JOSEPH MITCHELL
by Rich Cohen
One New Yorker Inspects another.
ASPHALT
by Willie Morris
A leader of the Delta, evoked.
DOGMAN
by William J. Slattery
Big moment/big deal.
FLIGHT PATTERNS
by Cynthia Shearer
A father’s elusive love.
COMING OFF THE BACK OF BRASSTOWN BALD
by James Kilgo
Risk-taking make easy (close your eyes).
THE GREAT FRIED CHICKEN CONUNDRUM
by Ted Roberts
Secrets revealed, mad delights, a million downed chickens.
STYLE WITH MEANING
by Steve Vineberg
As pimp or principal, the Memphian earns plaudits.
BASKETBALL SEASON
by Donna Tartt
Requiem of a Mississippi cheerleader.
BACK TO BOB’S
by Rich Cohen
Our Yankee nutrition expert plumbs the depth.
PHOTO ESSAY
by Eudora Welty
ZEUS RETIRED
Michael Chitwood
ONE MEAN KID
X.J. Kennedy
SONG OF MIRANDA LALISLE
Roy Blount, Jr.
IN MEMORIAM
X. J. Kennedy
GIRLS LIVE LONGER
John Nixon, Jr.
Cover Photograph: by Eudora Welty of a wooden suspension bridge in Byram, Mississippi. From the © Eudora Welty Collection—Mississippi Department of Archives and History.