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Yonder by Asa Drake " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (57+ words) A beacon from the American South and a bellwether for the nation. Reprinted from Maybe the Body by Asa Drake. Copyright 2026 by Asa Drake. Reprinted with permission from the author. Imagine Us, In Love With the Worldby Ashley M. Jones National…...
Imagine Us In Love With the World by Ashley M. Jones " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (287+ words) A beacon from the American South and a bellwether for the nation. I remember hearing one time that Andy Warhol described heaven as a little isolation booth where you could watch cable TV " any show you wanted " with a little…...
Au Revoir, Tennessee: Paris, Pastries, & Love " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (1255+ words) A beacon from the American South and a bellwether for the nation. Chef Ainsley Durose Builds a Life in France. In Conversation with Kyle Tibbs Jones. June 2, 2026 Originally Published in Issue No. 13 of The Bitter Southerner Magazine KTJ: Yes! I…...
Ray Di Pietro: Accidental Historian " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (716+ words) A beacon from the American South and a bellwether for the nation. May 27, 2026 Originally Published in Issue No. 13 of The Bitter Southerner Magazine That love flows through his images, too: an elderly man feeding pigeons, drag queens cheering in a…...
All Aboard Noble's Night Train " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
2+ week, 6+ day ago (612+ words) Better South / Better Word May 19, 2026 Originally Published in Issue No. 13 of The Bitter Southerner Magazine Even if you missed Paula Blackman's 2023 book Night Train to Nashville, you could have caught the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's exhibition of…...
An Excerpt from Kin by Tayari Jones " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
3+ week, 5+ day ago (70+ words) Better South / Better Word A short chapter from KIN written by one of our brightest stars in fiction, Atlanta's Tayari Jones. This is the story about a lifelong friendship between two women fated to live different lives. In Chapter 41, we…...
Oh, Debra " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (177+ words) Better South / Better Word April 28, 2026 Originally Published in Issue No. 13 of The Bitter Southerner Magazine The best/scariest sight of all was a statue of Miss Debra herself cast in bronze. No doubt it had been crafted with attention to…...
The Assembly " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1028+ words) Better South / Better Word Since 1883, high atop the Cumberland Plateau, a few lucky families have spent summers in their private cottages at the Monteagle Assembly. Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, a third-generation devotee of Tennessee's famously cloistered community, has memories that both…...
Gillian Welch: This Land Is Her Land " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1045+ words) Better South / Better Word In the past, many a music critic got hung up on contrasting her music with her cosmopolitan origins. They overlooked the guiding artistic values she first embraced under the care of her parents, Ken and Mitzie…...
Dear Readers - Issue No. 13 " THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (30+ words) Better South / Better Word Illustrations by Holy Moly 3/10/26 Published in Issue No. 13 Illustration by Holy Moly This Land Is Her Land - Collection Give a Gift Subscription...