Vol. 2, Issue 2

“Men gaze in cold and wondering awe / on thy inspired brow, / but know not of the hidden things / that darkly sleep below”

—Susan Archer Talley Weiss, “Genius”

Southern Lit Presents: Susan Archer Talley Weiss

by TNSF | Nov 28, 2018 | Nonfiction, Southern Lit Presents, Vol. 2, Issue 2

Single Mother, Spy, and Seductress Women of the 19th century were often elusive, enigmatic figures, as their roles stayed confined to the walls of of the home. In the 19th century, men typically dominated the public sphere while their female counterparts remained...

Opacity: Part One | Fiction

by TNSF | Nov 28, 2018 | Stories, Vol. 2, Issue 2

T.W. Emotional and sexual abuse When it happened for the first time, they had been seeing each other for three months. It was so faint at the beginning that she hardly noticed. It was just a fuzziness—distinctly not a glow. More like smog touching the edges of...

KKK USA | Visual Art

by TNSF | Nov 28, 2018 | Visual Art, Vol. 2, Issue 2

KKK USA “KKK USA” was a direct response to the Trump Presidency. I had a hard time imagining the majority of the country would actually vote for a man associated with hate groups, so my feeling was that this country is still sadly very sympathetic and...