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Joe, Joe, and Joe
In this work of auto fiction, incarcerated writer L. Patri unpacks the burden of a name—and a legacy.
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Mississippi Expat: Tabitha Agany
"Mississippi will always hold a special place in my heart—it is where my American journey began."
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Book Club: NO ONE GETS TO FALL APART with Sarah LaBrie
Our May 2025 Book Club Selection
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Bebe Wolf Finds Inspiration in the Oasis of Home
My full Rooted interview with artist and owner of Jackson's Wolfe Studio, Bebe Wolfe
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April 2025

Mississippi Native: Bebe Wolf
"Home for me has always meant this place where I grew up. And the fact that it's in Mississippi is kind of an accident."
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Mississippi AmeriCorps Members Speak Up!
As DOGE continues to gut AmeriCorps, Mississippi's AmeriCorps Members share how service changed them—and their communities—for the better.
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Mississippi Expat: Nicole Marquez
"The arts education I received in Mississippi paved the way to all the major accomplishments I’ve had outside the state."
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Mississippi Expat: Natalie Ford
"You can take the girl out of the South, but not the South out of the girl. I am letting it be more present in my identity now."
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Mississippi Sideboard #9: Squash Eudora
Jesse Yancy breaks down a tried-and-true recipe named in honor of Eudora Welty, who would have turned 116 this month.
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Back to Progress
An essay by Victoria Richard on the ways she and her hometown of Progress, MS, have changed—and stayed the same—with the passage of time
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Mississippi Native: Roderick Red
"Mississippi forces you to see the world for what it really is: layered, complicated, and often contradictory."
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Chronicles from Parchman #10: Less Than a Chicken
Incarcerated writer L. Patri weighs the price of seeking exoneration on Mississippi's death row
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