Vol. 3, Issue 1 | April - July 2017
editor's note
Who am I? As dramatic of a question as that is, Lord knows we ask it at least a dozen times a day. At the networking event, while perusing our closets, in the quiet dark of the evening. It often seems easier to know others than it is to understand the person
in the mirror.
We’ve all had identity crises, right? (Please tell me I’m not alone.) That moment when you can’t decide whether your gender, beliefs, age, socioeconomic class, hobbies, political stance, race, or family define you most. Sometimes the things that identify us are our ticket into acceptance, but more often than not, we’re left questioning our identity in all kinds of circumstances and feeling ostracized because of it.
Jackson is as much of an array of identity as anywhere else in this world, but at the end of the day, when there seems to be zero things in common between you and the guy across the street, we can all identify as Jacksonians, whether born and breed, gone and returned, or freshly transplanted. And in our moments of identity crisis, when it’s tempting to lock ourselves away, it is then when community matters most. . . . Read more in the journal.
Katie Howerton, Editor-in-Chief
details
60 pages | perfect bound | full color
Printed in Jackson, Tennessee, at Tennessee Industrial Printing, Inc.
Launched April 7, 2017
featured writers
Josh Garcia
Gabe Hart
Bo Kitzman
Olivia Skelton
guest writers
Ross Guthrie
Abby Helms
Clark Hubbard
featured photographers
Josh Garcia
Katie Howerton
Courtney Searcy
Cynthia Sipes
Kristi Woody
Guest Photographer
Ross Priddy
Featured Illustrator
featured businesses
The Augustine School
Beyond Vogue
Casey Jones Railroad Museum
Cypress Grove Nature Park
The Dressing Room
Glory Gymnastics Center
Jackson-Madison County Library
Madison County Archives
Old Hickory Mall
Pine Hill Park
Pinson Mounds State Park
Poplar Corner Exxon
Sky Zone
Union University Art Department
The Urban Cottage
310 Rosemont
FEATURED LOCAL FIGURES
Haelim Allen
Thomas Aud
Bo Kitzman
Ken Lilly
Colton Parker
Ross Priddy
Lorri Skelton
Tommy
ADVERTISERS
Brooks Shaw & Son Old Country Store
ComeUnity Café
Grubb's Grocery
Jackson Escape Rooms
Jackson Pop-Up Shops
Jackson State Community College
Jackson TN Tourism
SnagMob
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