south – Snake & Tree

August 5, 2018August 5, 2018

Aliens in Alabama

Rednecks by and large believe in aliens. And I’m not quite sure why.

March 24, 2018

A Mississippi miss will set you free

Ode to Southern women, the girls who’ve been whooping asses longer than anybody should have to.

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018

Posted on The Baffler

DACA, undocumented-gay-boylesque-dancing Alabamans, and what Trump got wrong–per usual–in the State of the Union.

January 15, 2018June 23, 2018

Swallowing Us Whole: New Regulations on Predatory Lending Felt in Appalachia

Predatory lenders continue to invade rural landscapes. The CFPB tried to regulate them. Congress said no. Here’s why that’s awful.

December 16, 2017December 16, 2017

My Buddy Bill: Y’all Need Faulkner

Faulkner scares people. With as much truth as he’s dropping, he probably should.

November 5, 2017November 6, 2017

“The New Redneckaissance:” The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin’ Dixie Outta the Dark

Trae, Corey, and Drew are bonafide bleeding-heart, intelligent-assed liberals. They’re also redneck as hell. So y’all know the kinship.

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Boot Scootin’ Boogie

Boots are the greatest thing Southern culture ever made as long as you do them right.

I’m Rachel, a jaded twenty-something English grad student looking to tell some stories. Currently based in Nashville, born and bred in rural Alabama. Here you’ll find liberal political tirades, stories, book reviews, and folklore focused in on these lower Southeastern thirteen states.

The title, Snake and Tree, comes from the Alabama proverb that if you hang a dead snake in a tree it’ll bring rain. These stories are the snake. The rain is making peace with this broke South.