
Nonfiction
Articles, essays, and opinions from & about the New South.


All About the Context | Nonfiction
My dad pulls his own teeth. I know, it sounds insane, doesn’t it? What kind of loony do you have to be to pull your own teeth? . . . And maybe it’s a bit of an inaccurate statement. In nature it sounds a little click-bait-y, but it’s mostly the truth. The statement...
Southerners Don’t Lie: We Tell Polite Stories | Nonfiction
Most Southerners know that some questions should never be answered with pure honesty. Take the question, “Does this dress look good on me?” If we know that our dear friend has simply inherited genes from their daddy’s side, then we know that there’s not much to be...
Making Amends to 2020 | Nonfiction
“No one knows what karma awaits us, But what we sow now will be reaped in lives to come; that is certain. So be kind to one and all And don’t be biased, Based upon illusions regarding gain and loss.” “The Mani Man” from The Snow...
Best of the Net 2020 Nominees | News
The New Southern Fugitives is proud to announce our Best of the Net nominations for 2020! We nominated these pieces for Best of the Net back in October, but we wanted to wait until our “Best Of” issue to announce them alongside our Pushcart Prize nominees....