THE road to Milledgeville was probably paved with the best of intentions, but barreling down Hwy 441 in an ancient Mercedes during a nasty rainstorm brought out every hellish pothole. […]
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A good parade isn’t so hard to find
IF THERE’S anywhere more appropriate to break out your grandmother’s lace gloves on a spring Sunday than Lafayette Square, I’ll eat the matching hat. With an absence of monuments and […]
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Literary son Zach Powers returns for lecture at Flannery O’Connor Home
With Gravity Changes, the winner of the BOA Short Fiction Prize has channeled the quirkiness of his hometown into tightly-written, mind-stretching stories that feature children who walk on walls, lightbulbs as romantic partners and yaks that talk.
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Stopover in the Yard @The Grey
Kiah and her band are always a hit in Savannah thanks to her powerful and soulful vocals, Southern Gothic lyrics, and rootsy Americana glow
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Don’t feed the animal
The lively parade that takes place every year in Lafayette Square outside “the childhood home” is one of the reasons I joined up in the first place, with its unique combination of literary homage and reverential silliness.
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Hear Roxane Gay roar!
IF YOU’RE a writer, a reader or a tweeter, you may already know that this is the moment of Roxane Gay. The 41-year-old writer, professor and cultural commentator is currently […]
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All who love good writing must converge
DANCING gorillas and gambling chickens aren’t the only fascinating characters you’ll encounter at the Flannery O’Connor Birthday Parade and Street Fair this Sunday, March 29. The annual celebration of Savannah’s […]
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It’s diamonds, darling
In her book, Clarity, Cut and Culture: The Many Meanings of Diamonds, Falls also examines diamonds through the lens of semiotics, the study of meaning.
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Let the Flannery freak flags fly
The Flannery O’Connor Homemade Parade and Block Party transformed bucolic Lafayette Square into a haven for Savannah’s most delightful misfits and fruitcakes.
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There’s something about Flannery
Diving deep into O’Connor’s Complete Stories for inspiration, these artists explore themes of racism, rural life, spirituality, unexpected beauty and more in “Southern Discomfort 2,” an art exhibit on display all this week at ThincSavannah.