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Issue 2, Fall 1992

". . . [Y]ou have a well-designed, finely crafted magazine that feels as good in the hand as it does in the mind."—John B. Kachuba

Commentary by Rich Cohen. Fiction by Willie Morris, William J. Slattery, and Cynthia Shearer. Photo Essay by Eudora Welty. Poetry by X.J. Kennedy, Roy Blount Jr., and more.

COLUMNS & COMMENTARY

POLLY TRIUMPHANT
Go for it, young man. Then simmer down.
by Dave Shiflett

BLANKS
Hollywood snatches Betty Lou’s handbag.
by Charles Taylor

JOSEPH MITCHELL
One New Yorker Inspects another.
by Rich Cohen

FICTION

ASPHALT
A leader of the Delta, evoked.
by Willie Morris

DOGMAN
Big moment/big deal.
by William J. Slattery

FLIGHT PATTERNS
A father’s elusive love.
by Cynthia Shearer

FEATURES

COMING OFF THE BACK OF BRASSTOWN BALD
Risk-taking make easy (close your eyes).
by James Kilgo

THE GREAT FRIED CHICKEN CONUNDRUM
Secrets revealed, mad delights, a million downed chickens.
by Ted Roberts

STYLE WITH MEANING
As pimp or principal, the Memphian earns plaudits.
by Steve Vineberg

BASKETBALL SEASON
Requiem of a Mississippi cheerleader.
by Donna Tartt

BACK TO BOB’S
Our Yankee nutrition expert plumbs the depth.
by Rich Cohen

PHOTO ESSAY
by Eudora Welty

POETRY

ZEUS RETIRED
by Michael Chitwood

ONE MEAN KID
by X.J. Kennedy

SONG OF MIRANDA LALISLE
by Roy Blount, Jr.

IN MEMORIAM
by X. J. Kennedy

GIRLS LIVE LONGER
by John Nixon, Jr.