
Best of Volume 2
As Volume 2 of The New Southern Fugitives comes to a close and we approach the first issues of Volume 3, we wish to reflect on and celebrate the past year of work. In this first part of two “Best of” issues, we revisit flash fiction from Annie Woods, poetry from Emily Blair, and photography from Christine Sloan Stoddard.


Amazon Review of Bioré Deep Cleansing Pore Strips (14 Count) | Fiction
Someone in Australia is hiding needles in strawberries. Queensland resident Hoani Hearne suffered severe abdominal pain after eating a strawberry from his local Woolsworth supermarket, north of Brisbane. He bit into the strawberry, finding half a sewing needle,...
In Appalachia, Living a Spectacle | Poetry
We heard that the war was coming. We heard we were the victims & we were the perpetrators & we were the problem & we were the future. We heard a television man was coming with his camera & his vest & his eyes squinting against a hatless skyglare....
fire teaches best | Poetry
—a haibun after supper she sends us out to play in the yard & get our ya-yas out, one last hurrah of dirty bare feet & stinky little girl before bathtime, then storytime, then bedtime. Sissy & I had drippy popsicles & we ran to the farthest edge of the...
Girl With Camera, No. 25 | Photography
Girl With Camera, No. 25 When I hold my camera, I hold my world as a creator of stories and dreams. Once, only men were allowed to create. I’m hyper-aware of past (and current) constraints, but I don’t care. I create anyway. As a native Virginian, I have...