A Pound of Feathers resonates like a wicked soundtrack to this sinister year of 2026.
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Once Upon a Time in Atlanta by Raymond Andrews
Once Upon a Time in Atlanta preserves a vivid portrait of a bygone era.
King’s Kountry Produce & Florida Citrus
I heard Tommy King, a Lawtey, Florida, native farmed this land for over fifty years.
Ace Atkins: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Everybody Wants to Rule the World counts as Ace Atkins’ 31st book. Based in Atlanta during 1985, known as “The Year of the Spy”, the novel revolves around fourteen-year-old Peter Bennett who believes his mom’s new boyfriend Gary is a Russian agent. It’s a funny,...
Jonathan Wilson: 21st Century Troubadour
Wilson’s Gold Star Studio is now located in Topanga Canyon.
Rest in Peace: Master Songwriter & Rhythm King Steve Cropper: The 2008 James Calemine Interview
I just heard Steve Cropper died. This phone interview transpired in 2008, when I worked for Swampland.com. The full interview can be read in Insured Beyond The Grave. I met Cropper years later on Sea Island, Georgia. He was a southern gentleman of the highest order,...
Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany
In desperate need of comedy this morning, I pulled a Charles Portis book off the shelf. I turned to a story in Escape Velocity about Portis trying to stop smoking. I craved a brief respite from grim news, looming deadlines, and eerie realities. Portis provided—as always–a much needed laugh.
The Black Crowes: Amorica (2025 Deluxe Edition)
Chris Robinson sings what he knows about:
“To my lowdown downtown money waster
Your saving grace was that I liked to taste ya
But your flower is spoiled
Too easy to make ya
You got a .38 and your book of revelation
I got a .44 and a load of temptation.”
Queen of the Okefenokee
“Everything is okey-doke in the Okefenokee.” --Jerry Reed Lydia Smith did not scare easy. She stood 6’6 feet tall and always carried a Smith & Wesson pistol. Born in 1864, Lydia grew up poor on Cowhouse Island in the Okefenokee Swamp. She eventually built an...
The Dead Towns of Georgia
The Dead Towns of Georgia certifies a brutal life in wild country…