Volume 3 Poetry Preview

20 Sep 201819 Sep 2018

As you may have already heard, the next volume of Mill Pages is debuting on September 30th! To add to the hype for our blog readers, here is what to…

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Pt. 1: Sweet and Slow

12 Sep 201819 Sep 2018

Welcome to the first part of my Let’s Read of an iconic work of southern literature: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt. Pitched sometimes as…

Let’s Read: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

15 Aug 201819 Sep 2018

So here I am, reviewing southern gothic novels on the internet, and I’ve never even read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Now, one thing…

Talking to the Moon

11 Jul 201819 Sep 2018

Hello, friends. I'm on vacation this week, but I still have a piece I'd like to share with you. No, it's not another southern gothic book review or essay about…

Southern Gothic: Wicker’s Bog Review

13 Jun 201819 Sep 2018

I discovered Wicker’s Bog by Mike Duran with a bit of digging on Amazon. I needed to find a new book to review, and I was short on time to read it,…

Personal Poetry: “To the Dandelion” by James Russell Lowell

16 May 201819 Sep 2018

April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring...poetry? May flowers also bring weeds! One of the most common is the dandelion. As a weed and flower alike, the dandelion…

Essay: Alabama Ex-Pat

9 May 201819 Sep 2018

My name is Hannah, and I was born in a tiny unincorporated township in northeastern Alabama. I’m beginning a series of essays on my experiences. This is an excerpt from…

Librarian Reading: May 2018

2 May 201819 Sep 2018

This monthly column, by our own Sara Marks, will feature new books that librarians and book bloggers are talking about. This month I'm only sharing one book.... MY OWN! Coming…

Personal Poetry: “The Trees” by Philip Larkin

18 Apr 201819 Sep 2018

Spring is blooming belatedly in New England this year. After a series of false starts, the warmth of the sun in the longer daylight hours is a cause of celebration.…

Essay: The Haunted South

11 Apr 201819 Sep 2018

As a child, I would sometimes sit in front of my mother’s bookcase and look at her collection of hardcover Anne Rice novels. I was too young to read them…