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Craft: Language into Language Demographics by Zyen Smoot

Craft: Language into Language Demographics by Zyen Smoot

Zyen Mingo-Smoot is an African-American and Afro-Indigenous poet from Varnado, Louisiana. Her primary themes are tackled through the contemporary southern gothic where she gathers the 20th century genre to examine modern-day socialization, landscape, and culture of the Deep South.   Craft: Language into Language Demographics Language into
23 Dec 2025 4 min read
Southern Bookstores Byway: Landmark Booksellers

Southern Bookstores Byway: Landmark Booksellers

Maybe it’s become a familiar story—book lovers open a bookstore—but Landmark Booksellers in Franklin is an exceptional difference, and their name suggests why. With twenty years of experience behind them now, Carol and Joel Tomlin have built another landmark in Middle Tennessee, a place that serves as
29 Sep 2025 2 min read
Poetry by Clinton Waters
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Poetry by Clinton Waters

Clinton W. Waters is a poet and fiction author born and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky. They have a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing from Western Kentucky University. Their work has been featured in Untelling Magazine as well as Still: The Journal.  Bouquet  Just set them down anywhere.
29 Sep 2025 3 min read
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