Resource Roundup #22
For the week of October 1st.
Are you from a rural community or the American South? Share your story with us to be published in an upcoming newsletter!
Hi Folks,
Happy October 1st! I am back visiting the town I used to live in today, and just walked to my local coffee shop through a pile of leaves with the sun shining down. Life is good. I hope it is getting better for you too.
Some admin: due to the fact that I have taken another job, resource roundups will be moving to every other Friday. Regular posts will still go out on Mondays, and I’m really excited about some of the upcoming contributors we have. Stay tuned!
We’re writing a collaborative poem in this week’s newsletter. Respond to the comment above yours and add to it. You have until Sunday.
Also, we recently published the wonderful Elisabeth Miller’s essay, “Goodbye, Paxton.” It’s been getting a lot of well-deserved love here, and if you haven’t read it yet, I encourage you to do so.
Shout out to Sam Sifton, editor of New York Times Cooking, for including my recent Bitter Southerner piece about artists and climate change in Charleston in his newsletter!
I learned about the Barnraisers Project this past week, and I’m really into their work.
The New York Times is profiling Leni Sorenson, a food scholar and folk singer who lives in the Virginia Mountains and stars in new Netflix show, High on the Hog.
FOLKLORE IN THE BITTER SOUTHERNER! In case you didn’t know (it is currently all I talk about), I am in the process of applying to go back to school for my MA in Folklore. I’m excited to see this field grow and expand, and I’m so excited about this interview.
High Country News on what comes next for the Washoe Tribe in Tahoe.
Aubrey Key’s new album, Good Morning, is out today. I will be playing Sad Cowboy Emoji on repeat for a week. If you missed our interview with Aubrey about being a musician and finding community in the rural South, you can read it here.
Please, God, let me be relevant enough to one day host my dream dinner party with Dolly Parton and Lil Nas X. Also, this cover is gorgeous.
