Bill Diskin

The Road to Now is a podcast we recommend @roadtonow.bsky.social

The Book of Flaco by @davidgessner.bsky.social

Oh shit! 😆

I bet I still think of Laura Palmer a few times a month

Enjoying this one by Taylor Brown. #blairmountain #westvirginia

Why Reading Books in High School Matters You’ll understand when you’re older.

“In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we make the case for reading books, one memory at a time.”

@hannarosin.bsky.social speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.

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Thanks @wrightthompson

Excellent. Let us know if you need anything as you head this way. And I might track you down to sign a couple copies of Homing!

Love these!!!!

Sandra-Lee Phipps is once again offering her Murmur-era photos of the band in her annual holiday print sale. See this unique collection including the iconic Murmur Trestle along with portraits of Bill, Peter, Mike & Michael taken in and around the bedrooms/backyards of the band here: bit.ly/2BiHIln

Are you still coming to Davidson this Spring?

I thought you were going to question the quality of their baking!

How could they??!!

I did the same!

First posted this a year ago. It still holds true:

Cormac McCarthy's Gnostic Conservatism A Final Essay on Cormac McCarthy

My final essay on Cormac McCarthy is free and available to anyone who’s interested. substack.com/@bloodmeridi...

#governtainment

From Floods to Gunfire – Salvation South Southern writers respond to our region’s current troubles with words that offer human healing—and pointed challenges.

Sometimes, Salvation South has no choice but to follow the news cycle. This was one of those weeks. Read about our dispatch from the flooded banks of the French Broad River and our pairing of poems that answer the Apalachee High School shootings with words of healing and challenge.

A Single Green Feather – Salvation South Ron Rash weaves a haunting tale of obsession, preservation, and the dark lengths some will go to possess beauty.

Salvation South is super grateful we can attract new work from the greatest writers in the South. Like Ron Rash! Here’s Ron’s latest short fiction, which he told us, is “not my usual story.” www.salvationsouth.com/a-single-gre...

A Shot In The Moonlight by Ben Montgomery Books that should be required reading for all...

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@bittersouth.bsky.social Thank you!

Words by Jim Barger, Jr. in The @bittersoutherner (issue No. 9). Those last two sentences…

This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...

A Book Review: Finding Beauty in a Broken World Terry Tempest Williams finds beauty in dark places

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A Shot In The Moonlight by Ben Montgomery Books that should be required reading for all...

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It’s not everyday that your cardiologist writes a book. Fascinated by his focus on managing stress, cultivating joy, and connecting with what matters. Timely. Thanks, @happyheartmd #justoneheart