by Do South | Jul 1, 2017 | Southern Lit, Southern Verse
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell”][/title] Julie feels it, the pulsing heat that rises above the blacktop road, shimmers through the leaves of the maple tree in her front yard. She holds onto the feeling even as the day ends, as the sun droops and...
by Do South | Jul 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words:Jessica Sowards images: Jeremiah Sowards”][/title] My mother has a green thumb. She can grow anything. When I was a kid, she would do things like buy me purple rose bushes as gifts and then grow them outside my bedroom window. When I...
by Do South | Jul 1, 2017 | Drink
[title subtitle=”James Stefiuk”][/title] Ingredients 3 blackberries 1 lime wedge 1 cup ice 1 ½ oz. 1800 Reposado tequila ¾ oz. fresh lime juice ¾ oz. simple syrup ¾ oz. Chambord 1 oz. chilled club soda Method Muddle 2 blackberries in a cocktail shaker....
by Do South | Jul 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words:Dwain Hebda images: Subiaco Abbey and Dwain Hebda”][/title] The abbey bell sang its hearty summons shortly before mid-day, each peal beckoning, cajoling, compelling. “You want to join us for noon prayer?” asked Brother Ephrem...
by Do South | Jul 1, 2017 | People
[title subtitle=”words:Stoney Stamper images: April Stamper “][/title] “May the Lord richly bless you and keep you safely in his arms. Shake hands and be friendly. You’re dismissed.” How many times have I heard these words in my life? Thousands of times,...
