Today, everyone wants more—more comfort and, definitely, more money. The family in this story has found a way to get it with a thick rope dangling from the sky with a tiny note attached to it that simply reads, “Pull for more.” At... Read More

“Seems like this being freedmen’s not what it’s cracked up to be,” says the soldier-narrator. His journey begins with his Ol’ Master riding up to announce the end of the Civil War, and carries him through the Western frontier... Read More

The Celtic culture in America has not gotten the credit or attention it deserves, when one considers its great influence on Southern literature. That’s the contention of the author, a scholar of Southern literature. Cantrell asserts... Read More

Jordan B. Noble, or “Old Jordan,” as he was called, leads the town’s annual parade commemorating the battle for ownership of New Orleans. He was only fourteen years old when he played the drums to rally the troops during the series... Read More

In Ireland, every stone in the road has a name and a story, and telling these stories is an essential skill for conveying the nation’s history and culture. Countless Irish legends have been passed on orally down the generations. This... Read More

“A big black witch and a little red devil, / Are planning a regular Hallowe’en revel. / Come at 8 o’clock up my dark walk / Wear a costume and don’t dare talk.” That’s the homemade invite sent more than eighty years ago to... Read More

“A good editorial cartoonist can take an issue and sway public opinion or at least make an arguable point,” says the editor in this sometimes poignant, frequently biting collection that captures the all-too-frequent failings of the... Read More

As the Crescent City gradually reclaims her red bean and beer belly of the nation role after kitchen-killer Katrina steamed through, a sense of compassion encourages us to spotlight deserving cookbook projects celebrating the region’s... Read More