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From The Parallax Review Vaults: The Beguiled (1971)

Matt Wedge wrote 2 days ago: The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I w … more →

Tags: From the Parallax Review Vaults, Black Comedy, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Don Siegel, elizabeth hartman, Encore Westerns, Geraldine Page, Grand Guignol

Flannery O'Connor ...

Angela Brackeen, Writer wrote 5 days ago: Flannery O’Connor, By Cmacauley (Robie with Flannery 1947.jpg) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativec … more →

Tags: Southern fiction, Flannery O'Connor, Christian heart

At the Base of the Ceiba2 comments

vlazabal6981 wrote 5 days ago: Today’s post is a little different. It’s a work of flash fiction, created in response to … more →

Tags: Look -- I wrote that!, Fiction, flash fiction, Terrible Minds, Santeria, Gothic, Superhero, Chango, Magic

Little Lottie35 comments

Wanderer wrote 6 days ago: The painted white metal railing was flaking away to reveal spots of rust that sent chills across her … more →

Tags: Fiction, writing, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, Paranormal, Short Story

MUD

luna1122 wrote 1 week ago: a lovely, sad, sweet little film from jeff nichols, who gave us my fave film of 2011, ‘take sh … more →

Tags: flicks, Mud, Jeff Nichols, mattehw mcconaughey, Coming of Age

The Fall of the House of Hawkins23 comments

Wanderer wrote 1 week ago: South Carolina – 1840       Joshua Hawkins pushed his driving go … more →

Tags: Fiction, writing, flash fction, South Carolina, Steampunk

Beauitiful Creatures Review1 comment

ianjbailey wrote 1 week ago: Is beauty only skin deep? Director: Richard LaGravenese Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, J … more →

Tags: Books and Literature, Movies, Alcon Enternatinment, Alden Ehrenreich, alice englert, beautiful creatures, Beetlejuice, Blues, Drama

Friday Flash Fiction Fun9 comments

Wanderer wrote 1 week ago: If you want to do some whimsical writing and find yourself pondering the need for a prompt, then go … more →

Tags: Fiction, writing, flash fiction, Friday, Steampunk

As I Lay Dying

deweydecimalsbutler wrote 1 week ago: Southern literature is unparalleled in its absurdity, grotesqueness, and overall hilarity. Whereas A … more →

Tags: American Literature, Southern Literature, mule, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Ricky Bragg, Anse Bundren, Addie Bundren, Darl

Drool: A Short Story

Lindsay G Rocks wrote 2 weeks ago: The noonday sun shone down harshly over the rotten, decaying, landscape. Tar bubbles rose and popped … more →

Tags: broken window, LindsayGRocks, Mississippi, Literature, Poetry, kudzu, drool, southern heat, DILAPIDATED HOUSES

elberethg wrote 2 weeks ago: jojenrps: GENRE: s o u t h e r n  g o t h i c Characteristics: deeply flawed, disturbing or disorien … more →

Tags: Gothic

What Dies in Summer (Book Acquired, 5.02.2013)1 comment

Biblioklept wrote 2 weeks ago: Tom Wright’s What Dies in Summer is new in trade paperback. Pub’s blurb: A riveting Sout … more →

Tags: Literature, Books, Writers, Fiction, New York Times, Book Acquired, Los Angeles, Julie Myerson, Lovely Bones

Home . . . A Book and A Menu and Thoughts of Being Home

Pamela Dae wrote 2 weeks ago: I returned home on Tuesday from a long, exhausting but productive and exciting week of criminal defe … more →

Tags: Home, Old Friends, A Place More Kind Than Home, Wiley Cash, southern horror, Southern Gospel Music, snakes, divinity recipe, corn pudding recipe

Southern Inspiration: The Lunar Moth

Sarah Vestal wrote 2 weeks ago: I think that nature plays an essential role when living in the south.  There are hunters everywhere, … more →

Tags: writing inspiration, writing, Fiction, Supernatural, Writing Inspiration, The South, magical realism, Inspiration, Blogger

The Paperboy - Review

Carl wrote 3 weeks ago: Precious came out in 2009 to vast critical acclaim and cemented director Lee Daniels as one to watch … more →

Tags: Thriller, films, Drama, Movie Review, Film Review, Thriller #2, Cinema, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman

Beautiful Darkness

Heather wrote 3 weeks ago: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl The second installment in the Caster Chronicl … more →

Tags: Books, Caster Chronicles, Good vs. Evil, Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, Paranormal Romance, South Carolina, Witches

Southern Inspiration: Abandoned Road

Sarah Vestal wrote 3 weeks ago: via Blogger http://rummagewriter.blogspot.com/2013/04/southern-inspiration-abandoned-road.html … more →

Tags: writing inspiration, writing, Writing Inspiration, The South, Inspiration, Blogger, WordPress, southern

Tobacco Road & God's Little Acre

iclbooks wrote 3 weeks ago: Book Details Author: Erskine Caldwell ICL Title: Tobacco Road & God’s Little Acre Full Tit … more →

Tags: William Morris, common books, Caldwell, Erskine, Tobacco Road & God's Little Acre, Authors A-F, Fiction

Review: A Land More Kind Than Home, Wiley Cash

Busty Book Bimbo wrote 3 weeks ago: A Land More Kind Than Home ★★★★★ Wiley Cash William Morrow, 2012 Trade Paperback This book has every … more →

Tags: 5 Stars, Crime & Mystery, secrets, Modern Lit, book trailers, Reviewed, Awesome Audio, Dark Deeds, Good Country People


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