Upon Senator Doug Jones’ seating, let’s talk about extant Southern progressives.
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A Very “White Trash” Christmas
Some families enjoy a Christmas ham and caroling. My family enjoys not having possums in the attic and a good mullet.
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My Buddy Bill: Y’all Need Faulkner
Faulkner scares people. With as much truth as he’s dropping, he probably should.
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Poor People’s Investing: Quick Cash and Payday Loans
Quick Cash and Payday Loan merchants are fixtures in most rural towns. This is why I hate them.
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VOTE DOUG JONES
This isn’t about values. This is about what true Southern pride looks like, and it looks like Doug Jones.
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Stagnate, Fester & Putrefy
Trying to reconcile hateful ass perceptions of the South with people that actually live here.
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Review: Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
Shame, poverty, and gospel music. Dorothy Allison’s seminal work has it all.
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Saint Dolly
Talking bad about Dolly could get your ass whooped.
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Review: Nancy Isenberg’s White Trash
Nancy Isenberg’s history of poor white Southerners, aka “white trash,” is both necessary and exceedingly good.
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That Old Time Religion
A riveting narrative of a young, promising woman coming of age. The blockbuster is coming, just you wait.
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