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New Southerner

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About Me

New Southerner is a quarterly magazine of literary journalism about Southern people, places and issues. We encourage readers to live a more meaningful, self-sufficient life through thought-provoking and instructive articles on good stewardship of our land, conservation of natural resources, neighborliness and support of local communities. We also highlight visual art and literature that show appreciation of these values in Southern culture.

My Interests

DIY living, thriftiness, bargain hunting, anti-consumerism

Loving it AND Leaving it:
52 Weeks to a Greener Lifestyle
by Leslie Smith Townsend

SIGHTLY
Art, Awareness or Activism?
Filmmaker captures community voices to sow green ideas in audiences
by Ellen Anderson

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Music:

GIGS & SUCH
Leigh Ann Yost talks about music, motherhood and making ends meet
by Bobbi Buchanan

Movies:

PICKIN'S & FIXIN'S
Chicken Pot Pie:
Comfort Food for Children of All Ages
By Heather T. Shaw

Chocolate Gravy:
A Southern Delicacy
by Bonnie Omer Johnson

A Better Way to Feed Your Family:
CSAs offer fresh, locally grown produce at competitive prices
by Bobbi Buchanan

Television:

FOLKS & NEIGHBORHOODS
'Tis the Gift to be Simple:
Shakers, monks share lifestyle of simplicity and grace
by Nan Watkins

Books:

DOG-EARED
FICTION
Hero
by Michael F. Smith

BOOK REVIEW
Finally, a Book You Can Truly Feel
by Thomas Rain Crowe

POETRY
Ode to Tchaikovsky
by Matthew Vetter

Mitochondria Legacy
by Mary Zimmer

Your Days Are Waiting
by David Harrity

THE HALF-EMPTY MASON JAR
The One Who Never Forgets
by Leslie Smith Townsend

Heroes:

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
by Ellen Anderson

My Blog

Feeding the Monster

New Southerner - Spring 2008 Dear Reader: My husband David has figured out a way to heat our house for free and sometimes get paid for doing it.Of course, the outdoor wood-fired boiler that David i...
Posted by New Southerner on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:07:00 PST

Wendell Berrys still unsettled in his ways

By Peter [email protected] Courier-JournalPORT ROYAL, Ky. -- Wendell Berry will be trudging back to the voting booth this November -- though somewhat reluctantly. The Kentucky poet, p...
Posted by New Southerner on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:12:00 PST

Mystery Meat: Its Whats for Dinner - New Southerner Fall '07

Fall 2007   Mystery Meat:  It's What's for Dinner Dear Reader: My teenage son rolled his eyes when he saw my organic Hershey's chocolate. "What next?" he teased as I put away the organi...
Posted by New Southerner on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:53:00 PST

You know you wanna hear it

Words of Summer reading Quills Coffee & BooksThe Louisville Writers Workshop Project ~Present~ Words of Summer Thursday August 27:30 - 9:00 p.m.Quills Coffee & Books1220 East Kentucky(On Kentu...
Posted by New Southerner on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:00:00 PST

There's No Place Like Home - New Southerner Summer '07

Summer 2007 There's No Place Like Home  Dear Reader: On our last road trip, my husband David grew quiet and tense for no apparent reason. I realized his moodiness was somehow connected to leaving...
Posted by New Southerner on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:02:00 PST

Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide - New Southerner - Spring 2007

Spring 2007  Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide   Dear Reader: When I was taking anti-depressants, I lost my ability to whistle. I realized this while playing with my gr...
Posted by New Southerner on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:04:00 PST

Family, Cable TV & Burgoo - Come and listen!

Family, Cable TV & Burgoo - Come and listen!Wendell Berry's thoughts on the good life, living without cable TV and a brief history of burgoo will be among the literary fare offered by New Souther...
Posted by New Southerner on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:47:00 PST

Not Sold in Stores

..> Not Sold in StoresNew Southerner December 2006 - February 2007     ..>Dear Reader:  What I remember most about my childhood Christmases is waiting up to hear the animals talk. Acc...
Posted by New Southerner on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:59:00 PST

Growing tomatoes indoors

From New Southerner MagazinePICKIN'S & FIXIN'SGrowing tomatoes indoorsBY DAVID M. BUCHANANStore-bought tomatoes in the winter taste like those wax lips leftover from Halloween. A friend of mine used t...
Posted by New Southerner on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:26:00 PST

I Do Believe in Spooks ... I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do!

I got up at an ungodly hour this Halloween morning -- 4 a.m., to be precise -- to join my friend Mechelle on an expedition to Waverly Hills Sanitorium. For the past couple years, the owners and a tea...
Posted by New Southerner on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:45:00 PST