Vol. 2, Issue 2 | Summer 2016
editor's note
Everything seems more intense in the summer, wouldn’t you agree? The sharply cast shadows, the brightness of stars on a clear night, the fierce colors of tanks and shorts. Intensity, though, can often mean a lack of grace. The world seems unapologetic for its merciless heat and long-drawn days. Patience grows thin for fall’s cool relief.
I’m learning that even though I’m no longer working on a school-focused schedule, my whole year still revolves silently around the release of summer. Sure, I’ve still gotta clock nine to five in July just like I did in April, but the space around me feels freer. The sun lingers near an extra few hours as the kids on the street play basketball till they’re dizzy.
I find myself wondering what to do with the little bit of space summer offers that winter withholds. Travel? Read? Find a hobby? Sure, these goals may energize me mid-May, but by early June, I’ve given up and find myself lucky just to rest in the shade of my carport for a while, slow to commit to an errand or a letter or a recipe. . . . Read more in the magazine.
Katie Howerton, Editor-in-Chief
details
66 pages | perfect bound | full color
Printed in Jackson, Tennessee, at Golden Circle Graphics
Launched May 5, 2016
featured writers
Allison Burnett
Josh Garcia
Gabe Hart
Kelsey Meadows
Courtney Searcy
Olivia Skelton
Kevin Vailes
Angela Woods
Kristi Woody
guest writers
Jeremiah Coggins
Patricia L. Hamilton
featured photographers
Josh Garcia
Katie Howerton
Courtney Searcy
Olivia Skelton
Kristi Woody
GUEST Photographer
Danny Murphy
Guest Illustrator
featured businesses
Botbyl Pottery & Companion Gallery
Chris & Donnie Taylor Farrier Services
Forked Deer River
McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
Paul Latham's Meat Company
The Skeleton Krew
FEATURED LOCAL FIGURES
Eric Botbyl
Cameron Briley
Hunter Cross
Gabe Hart
Cindy Melton
Chris & Donnie Taylor
ADVERTISERS
Alexandra Lauren Design
First United Methodist Church
Jackson Escape Rooms
Jackson Pop-Up Shops
Jackson TN Tourism
Lane College
RIFA Thrift Store
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