Losing the Last Appomattox
The house is for sale today, listed on the market next to any starter home in Midtown or split-level ranch in a...
Newlywed Dreams
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and Caitlyn Waite would certainly agree. She had a brand new sparkler on her hand and a wedding...
Blood Sport Unwrapped
The nose is the first place to find signs of a fighter’s past, and Jack Tillman’s runs straighter than the streets of...
Write On: A Southern Voice
There isn’t an ounce of writer’s ego in Michael Morris. In fact, if you were to meet him casually and ask what...
Swamp Writer: The Trailer Park
There is a place deep in the fetid Delta backwater that we call the Trailer Park. While camp Whiskey Breath is the most...
Boogie on the Bay
Cicero, the Roman author and philosopher (106 - 43 B.C) noted: “No sober person dances.” Cicero would have been right at...
Portrait of a Piano Prodigy
During rehearsal at the Saenger Theatre on Feb. 16, Benjamin Grosvenor, 20, strolls casually across the stage toward his piano....
Modern Day Royalty
“Arthur is not really into the king thing in the beginning, and it’s sort of thrust upon him. He has to grow...
Bon Temps on Canvas
Dauphin Island watercolorist Linda Miller vividly remembers the day she attended her first Mardi Gras parade. The year was 2000. “Children and adults...
Spotlight: A Comic Cowboy
Since 1884, the Comic Cowboys of Wragg Swamp have brought political satire and cultural humor to Mobile’s Mardi Gras experience. The group...