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Death and Wilderness

John Lane — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:41:07 -0400

Last week Jack Temple Kirby died suddenly at 70 years old. Jack's death didn't make the local papers. Chances are youÂ¹ve never heard his name, but with his passing one of the great Southern environmental historians was silenced.

The Passing of the Perfect Reader

John Lane — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:48:17 -0500

Let us pause for a moment of silence for beloved professor, friend, columnist, and book reviewer Larry McGehee. Larry passed last month, and his regular column Southern Seen (often printed in these pages) has now also settled into the literary and social history he so loved.

Tower Weekend

John Lane — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:17 -0500

For 14 Octobers we've scheduled a weekend with a small group of friends at our place in the mountains. We've called the get-away "The Tower Weekend" since the beginning, a name derived from the unique hand-built wooden tower that was once the only structure on the property.