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.
Rebecca Wells
About
Rebecca Wells is the author of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, which was made into a feature film. Her other novels include Little Altars Everywhere, Ya-Yas in Bloom, and The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder. A Louisiana native, she now resides in Nashville and has recently created a one-woman show based on the Ya-Yas. Her story in this issue is excerpted from Blaise St. Clair’s Book of Being, a novel in progress.