Reviewed by Philip K. Jason This novel portrays the outer and inner worlds of two young women growing up in Birmingham, Alabama when it became the flashpoint of the Civil Rights Movement. The chapters contain subsections that alternate the consciousnesses of Letitia and Martha Ann, one black, one white, as they process the momentous changes […]
“The Bequest of Big Daddy,” by Jo-Ann Costa
March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Reviewed by Andy Johnson “As I understand it, Big Daddy was born that way, unable to help himself when he acted ugly and equally unable to recognize right from wrong.” The opening line of The Bequest of Big Daddy exalts Horatio Janson, a.k.a. Ratio, a.k.a. Gage Johnson, a.k.a. Big Daddy, as the troubled but ultimately […]
Allen Mendenhall Interviews Lauren Clark
March 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
AM: Lauren, thank you for doing this interview. I’m glad to have the opportunity to ask you about Dancing Naked in Dixie. Before I get to the book, though, I’d like to ask you about your transition from television to writing. How did that transition take place? LC: I loved working in TV news and […]
Mollie Smith Waters
December 19, 2012 by 3 Comments
Mollie Smith Waters is a teacher of American literature, public speaking, and theater at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College in Greenville, Alabama. Her hobbies include reading, writing, walking, and traveling. Her favorite places to visit are London and Boston. She has written over twenty book reviews for The Montgomery Advertiser, and she has published short stories, poems, and scholarly work in various […]
Danilo Thomas
June 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Danilo Thomas received his MFA from the University of Alabama. He was recently accepted to attend the Ph.D. program in Creative Writing at The Florida State University. His fiction can be found, or is forthcoming, in Apt, The Moon City Review, Bull, Juked, and other publications.
Andy Johnson
June 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Andy Johnson was born in New York to parents from Arkansas. During childhood visits to the family farm, he learned about juke joints, sweet potato pie, 10 ounce soda bottles, and hoodoo. These days, Andy is learning the fine art of motorcycle repair. Andy graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of […]