Angels over Presley Boulevard
Notes from three years in a performing arts school turned cult.
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Before We Go (opens the original)
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On the same day the legend Dolly Parton left this earth, the announcement came that Elon Musk will be building the world’s biggest space center 20 miles from where my family has lived, worked, and farmed for the last 240 years.I have lived in Mississippi nearly all of my life, but my mom’s family is from East Tennessee and has lived there since the late eighteenth century. My grandmother is only three weeks older than Dolly Parton. Since they grew up in such close proximity, Maw Maw says that sh
The Lookback Window: What the Diocese of Lafayette is Doing About Abuse (opens the original)
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In 2021 the state of Louisiana issued what is known as a “lookback window,” a set time period during which adult survivors of abuse are encouraged to come forward against their abusers. This time is currently set to end on June 14, 2027.However, another facet of our legal system that conflicts with this window is that when a company (or in this case, a church) files bankruptcy, all pending suits against the entity are dropped. The Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana has moved to file bankruptcy foll
Vacation Bible School (opens the original)
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It’s Summer in Mississippi and between all the blowing fields of corn and soy are bright signs proclaiming that the season of Vacation Bible School has arrived. Bring your kids to VBS! the signs proclaim. Each VBS is a different theme, prompting kids to sing silly songs about learning about Jesus in Antarctica or imagining that they are with Moses in the desert.Nearly a month ago, the Southern Baptist Convention, the organizing power of the denomination I grew up in, voted to officially ban the
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