Handheld and made to last (and last and last), convenience-store fried pies hold a special place in the hearts of many.
michael parker
Curbside Christmas
Small-town holiday parades impart memories that last a lifetime — from the sound of marching bands to the sight of beauty queens atop hot rods to the unexpected treat that distinguishes one spectacle from the other.
Venus Flytrap for State Flower
It already holds the title of state carnivorous plant, and at least one person thinks the swamp-dwelling insect eater should hold the title of official flower, too.
Being Mayberry: Mount Airy
In the foothills, a town plays its television role to dawdle time away.
“Fish was Fried”
Back before it was broiled, scalloped, or étouffée’d, there was only one way you got your seafood: golden brown, crispy, and piled high. And back before fresh fish found its way to grocery stores inland, there was only one way to get it: You had to go to the beach.
To Ride
Where we go isn’t important. All that matters is that we go.
The Watery Part of the World by Michael Parker
Set on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Michael Parker’s fifth novel takes the form of a biblical narrative tracing the fate of New World exiles across 150 years of imagined history steeped in original sin.
