A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
A Vietnamese Mardi Gras krewe.
The Black longshoremen of Mobile’s Banana Docks.
A meditation on rice and belonging.
This Food Issue isn’t just about what Southerners eat—it’s about who we are, where we’ve been, and where we’re going.
Jeremy B. Jones is the author of Bearwallow: A Personal History of a Mountain Homeland. His essays have appeared in Brevity, Defunct, and Crab Orchard Review. He teaches creative writing at Western Carolina University and is currently at work on a book about the uncovered life of William Thomas Prestwood.