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New Southerner: An Anthology 2007-08 (169 pages)

 

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Highlights (complete contents by issue listed below):

The HIGH COST of CHEAP FOOD: Why go organic?

THE COAL RUSH: The war wages on against King Coal. Can we win the fight to preserve the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS?

SUSTAINABLE YOUTH: Parents and children talk about tricks to raising eco-friendly kids.

Creative Ways to Beat HIGH FOOD PRICES

 

 


Fall 2007

Listen

From the editor: Mystery Meat: It's What's for Dinner

 

Fuss

CONVENTIONAL VS. ORGANIC
The High Cost of Cheap Food,

by Leslie Smith Townsend and Ellen Anderson

 

Go Organic: Resources to  help you make the change

 

Folks & Neighborhoods

A Tale of Two Beekeepers,

by Holly M. Brockman

 

Pickin’s & Fixin’s

GUEST FOOD COLUMN

A Taste of Hawaii in the Comfort of Your Mainland Home,

by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Gourmet Road Food: One Couple's Rebellion,

by Heather T. Shaw

 

Dog-Eared

INTERVIEW

Anne Shelby embraces Appalachian language in her daily life, writing and music,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 

FICTION

Place of Birth,

by Sheldon Lee Compton

 

POETRY

Cutting Switches, by Robert W. Kimsey 

Out of Season, by Michael Beadle

THE HALF EMPTY MASON JAR
The Road to Envy Recovery
, 

by Leslie Smith Townsend

 

UP-AND-COMER POETRY
A Toilet in the Woods,

by Aaron Buchanan

Gigs & Such

Nathan Salsburg keeps oral tradition alive, well and digital on 'Root Hog or Die,'

by Erin Keane

 

Sightly

A Potter's Mark on the Postmodern World,

by Ellen Anderson

 

Back Porch

Corn Season,

by D. Cameron Lawrence

 


Winter 2007-08

Listen

From the assistant editor:

Drawing the Line with Christmas Lights

 

Fuss

THE COAL RUSH
Coal-to-gas not a long-term solution, economist warns,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 

What is coal-to-gas?

 

THE COAL RUSH

Can a West Virginian housewife teach us to stop mountaintop removal?

by Stephen George

 

Folks & Neighborhoods

The Last Syrup Makers of Macon County,

by Brent Martin

 

Pickin’s & Fixin’s

Hearty Winter Meals for Hard-Working People: 'Cottage Pie' and Kale, Sausage and Bean Soup,

by Heather T. Shaw

 

GUEST FOOD COLUMN

Salsify: A Shaker Tradition,

by Ellen Birkett Morris

 

Gigs & Such

Landscape, literature inspire Holscher's music,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 

MUSIC REVIEW

Courting a Dire Fate: Music of Coal chronicles the culture of Appalachian coal through song,

by Marianne Worthington

 

Sightly

The Patina of Age: Artist's life woven in serendipity,

by Ellen Anderson

 

Dog-Eared

POETRY

After My Grandparents' Deaths, by Jennifer Gravley

Hunting for Camelias at Horseshoe Bend, by Brent Martin

 

BOOK REVIEW

Gentle Persuasion for the Apathetic,

by Cecilia Woloch

 

ESSAY

Remembering What's to Come,

by Cyn Kitchen

 

THE HALF-EMPTY MASON JAR
The
re is more to us than we know,

by Leslie Smith Townsend

 

Back Porch

Signs of Civilization,

by Jeremy Smith

 


Spring 2008

Listen

From the editor: Feeding the Monster

 

Fuss

SUSTAINABLE YOUTH

Relationships with land, family and God guide new generation to earth stewardship,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 

How your kids' 'bad' habits may be good for the environment,

by Ellen Anderson

 

Loving It and Leaving It: 52 Weeks to a Greener Lifestyle,

by Leslie Smith Townsend

 

Pickin’s & Fixin’s

Chicken Pot Pie: Comfort Food for Children of All Ages,

by Heather T. Shaw

 

GUEST FOOD COLUMN

Chocolate Gravy: A Southern Delicacy,

by Bonnie Omer Johnson

 

A Better Way to Feed Your Family: CSAs offer fresh produce at competitive prices,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 

Folks & Neighborhoods

'Tis the Gift to be Simple: Shakers, monks share lifestyle of simplicity and grace,

by Nan Watkins

 

Gigs & Such

INTERVIEW

Leigh Ann Yost talks about music, motherhood and making ends meet,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 

Dog-Eared

FICTION

Hero,

by Michael F. Smith

 

POETRY

Ode to Tchaikovsky, by Matthew Vetter

Mitochondria Legacy, by Mary Zimmer

Your Days Are Waiting, by David Harrity

 

BOOK REVIEW

Finally, a Book You Can Truly Feel,

by Thomas Rain Crowe

 

THE HALF-EMPTY MASON JAR
The One Who Never Forgets,

by Leslie Smith Townsend

 

Sightly

Art, Awareness or Activism? Filmmaker captures community voices to plant green ideas in audiences,

by Ellen Anderson

 

Back Porch

Family Values,

by Brian Lowry

 


Summer 2008

Listen

From the editor: Lose Weight, Feel Great - Get Paid

Fuss

Creative Ways to Beat High Food Prices,

by Bobbi Buchanan and Leslie Smith Townsend

Folks & Neighborhoods

'Don't need no stinkin' gas'

Indiana resident takes transportation matters into his own hands,

by Bobbi Buchanan and David M. Buchanan

 

Pickin’s & Fixin’s

Delicious Homemade Dressings for Simple Summer Salads from Your Garden,

by Heather T. Shaw  

GUEST FOOD COLUMN

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Mealtime Misnomers,

by Dawn Shamp

 

Dog-Eared

NONFICTION EXCERPT

The End of Eden,

by Thomas Rain Crowe

 

POETRY

The Youngest Leaves the Nest, by Sheri L. Wright

Wind, by Micah Ling

 

BOOK REVIEW

Life's dualities explored in  tale of small-town, Southern family,

by Sky Harmony Marietta

 

THE HALF-EMPTY MASON JAR
Coming Home
,

by Leslie Smith Townsend

 

Gigs & Such

The Giving Tree Band: Will Work for (Organic) Food,

by Bobbi Buchanan

 >>Good gigs to abound at Forecastle Festival

 

MUSIC REVIEW

The Long and the Short of Joe Manning's 'Clever Bird',

by Erin Keane

Sightly

Digital artist reconciles his world in collage,

by Ellen Anderson

 

Back Porch

See You Out Front,

by Christopher Woods