Words and photos by Ken Billett April 16, 2021, 12:10 pm—Today’s adventure starts at The Blue Biscuit in Indianola, Mississippi. The Biscuit is a funky…
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Magic, Madness, Mystery, Magnificence
W. Ralph Eubanks explores the literary tradition in Mississippi By Aram Goudsouzian for Chapter16.org For a state with relatively few people, Mississippi has produced some of…
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The arts, communing with the human soul
“For me, art is a way of communicating. It’s like having a good conversation.” ~Beth Winterburn Feature photo by Beth Winterburn By Candace Echols Yesterday,…
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Y’all, there’s nothin’ like ‘Y’all’
By Candace Echols My daughter has recently started saying “you guys” to her father and me. I’m not ashamed to tell you that we correct…
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The Keys to a Better Life
Photographer Andrew Feiler documents the Rosenwald Schools of the Jim Crow South By Chris Moody, for Chapter16.org While researching his book, A Better Life for Their…
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Turning Back Evil
Hell on the Border continues the true story of a larger-than-life lawman By Michael Ray Taylor, for Chapter16.org In Follow the Angels, Follow the Doves, Sidney Thompson…
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A Christian Responds to an Atheist on Good Friday
By Candace Echols It’s Easter weekend, and I’m a Christian. Typing that statement still fills me with angst. Not because of Christ, no, but because of…
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Green Thumb, Blue Heart
By Ken Billett Over the years, gardening has grown into an obsession. Forgive the pun. But what started as seasonal maintenance—replanting and mulching flower beds…
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The Gray Man goes to Berlin, and the movies
The 10th thriller in the Gray Man series follows news of a Netflix film By Peggy Burch, for Chapter16.org Mark Greaney’s invincible assassin Court Gentry…
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Calling Evangelicals to Account
Anthea Butler speaks with prophetic candor in White Evangelical Racism By David Dark, for Chapter16.org When religion and politics, the twin abstractions, seem to come at…
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