by Do South | Oct 1, 2022 | Southern Lit
It was there, in the black and white of shadows and light, the curves and angles of words made reality. Every thought. Every emotion. All confessions whispered in the dark to an empty room, now brought into the light. Megan closed her eyes and held her breath. How she...
by Do South | Sep 1, 2019 | Southern Lit
[title subtitle=”words: Sarah Phillips Burger image: Alena Ozerova / Shutterstock”][/title] He got his name in an incidental kind of way, led primarily by her desire to meet his needs. In the mornings he would sit by the door and meow. “Yes, Boss,” she...
by Do South | Mar 1, 2019 | Southern Lit, Southern Verse
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell image: Mat Reding”][/title] Laurie has painted her living room the softest shade of pink. If you didn’t know, you would see only white, but that splash of pink puts her in the best light. She’s bought pink light bulbs...
by Do South | Feb 1, 2019 | Southern Verse
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell image: James Wainscoat”][/title] The newspaper photo is one of my clearest memories of Arizona, of Phoenix in particular, where I lived for a few years with my mom and dad, my older brother and sister. I remember our...
by Do South | Dec 1, 2018 | Southern Lit, Southern Verse
[title subtitle=”words: Marla Cantrell “][/title] The snow had started by then, but just barely. The flakes were tiny, like dandruff shaken from a giant’s hair is how Celeste thought of it. Who knew if it would stick. She sat behind the wheel of her Kia,...
