May 29, 2022
Our conversation this week is with Lacy Arnett Mayberry - a writer, teacher, literacy advocate and kindred Catherian spirit.
We met after I bought a t-shirt from her Etsy shop and decided to DM her about an interview, so you know it's on brand. This episode is universally cool, but especially for super fans of Willa &...
May 23, 2022
Our conversation this week is with Travis Rountree. He's an Assistant Professor of English at Western Carolina University, scholar of rhetoric and public memory, and a natural connector of people and ideas.
Travis teaches us about the power of retelling stories. How and what we remember can obscure a narrative,...
May 16, 2022
Our conversation this week is with Kelle Barfield, owner of Lorelei Books and champion of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Kelle shows us that we are what we do. Everything she does is out of love for her hometown and its people, and they love her right back. She saved Lorelei Books. She sits on the County Board of Supervisors....
May 9, 2022
Our conversation this week is with Lauren Rhoades. One of the first friends of the project, Lauren is a literature and arts lover, life-giving gardener, marvelous writer, and a proud resident of Jackson, Mississippi.
I met her when she served as the Director of the Eudora Welty House & Garden, though she is now at the...
May 2, 2022
Our conversation this week is with Rachel Hudson, Assistant Curator at Rowan Oak, historic home of William Faulkner.
Rachel found her way to Oxford, Mississippi for college, where her literary knowledge and some fantastic serendipity got her a role at Rowan Oak. You'll hear her talk about Faulkner's life and lore, her...