Chuck Reece
@chuckreece
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Editor-in-chief at Salvation South, a refuge for Southern storytellers no matter how they choose to tell their stories.
Clarkston, Georgia
Joined October 2007
Yeah, I'm outta here, too. Fuck you, @elonmusk. Find me on Bluesky:
This place once was fun. But now we're on the run. We're now for certain #twitterquitter. ’Cause X now smells just like a shitter. You can now find Salvation South on Bluesky. Sod off, @elonmusk. We're outta here.
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Many thanks to the @Longreads audience.
Audience Award 🏆. This week's most-read editor's pick:. "After the Deluge" (Jessica Martell and Zackary Vernon, @salvationsouth1).
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Sometimes, Salvation South has to follow the news cycle. Read Grace Buckner's dispatch from the flooded banks of the French Broad River and our pairing of poems that answer the Apalachee High School shootings with words of healing and challenge.
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Southern writers respond to our region’s current troubles with words that offer human healing—and pointed challenges.
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RT @mygpb: Martin Luther—not Atlanta’s own Dr. King, but the sixteenth century priest—wrote, “Next to the word of God, the noble art of mus….
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Martin Luther—not Atlanta’s own Dr. King, but the sixteenth century priest who was his namesake—once wrote, “Next to the word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.”...
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RT @silasdhouse: I'm happy to be speaking for a few minutes as part of the “Hollers for Harris” event with friends like @traecrowder, @Book….
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We have seen Black Women for Harris, Black Men for Harris, Latinos for Harris, White Women: Answer the Call, AAPI for Harris, and White Dudes for Harris. Now, join fellow Indivisibles and staff as we...
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RT @mygpb: For years, young boys have tried to prove they are men by imitating the so-called “manly” behaviors modeled by earlier generatio….
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Young boys have been worried about what it means to become a man since the beginning of time. And for years, they have tried to prove they are men by imitating the so-called “manly” behaviors modeled...
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This week on the radio, I talked about how to be decent and not be an idiot. Thanks to @gpbnews.
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Podcast Episode · Salvation South · 08/08/2024 · 4m
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Hey, @realDonaldTrump. You’re really old and incoherent. When are you going to drop out of the race?.
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The weirdest, creepiest man alive. “Trump Declines to Back Away From ‘You Don’t Have to Vote Again’ Line”
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During a boisterous rally in Atlanta, Vice President Kamala Harris challenged former President Donald J. Trump to keep his previous commitment to debate in September. A performance by Megan Thee...
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RT @ByronBallard: Misty has been doing this work for years--so happy to see her and her work getting the attention they deserve. Thanks for….
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RT @AvashiaNeema: I’m deeply honored to share this interview with Misty Skaggs of @ekymutualaid over at @salvationsouth1 today. Please give….
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The pandemic left communities in Eastern Kentucky fighting for survival and waiting on government responses that came too slowly, so Misty Skaggs turned to the ancient principle of mutual aid.
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In this episode, proud to welcome @domflemons, @revJeffMosier, and others to unravel some banjo 🪕 history.
On this episode of "Salvation South Deluxe," @chuckreece goes deep into the complicated history of the banjo, from its origin on the shores of the Caribbean and West Africa to its rise as a ubiquitous icon of Southern "hillbilly" culture and beyond.
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And this is the second: .
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To find a new nominee, Democrats need to hold a real contest.
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Overheard at dinner: “I don’t think I could love a woman who doesn’t love mayonnaise.”.
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RT @gpbnews: “King Coal” airs Monday night at 11 p.m. on GPB-TV. For @ChuckReece’s conversation with director Elaine McMillion Sheldon, li….
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Clifton Chenier, the king of the bayou, would have turned 99 today. Man's gone. Music'll never go away.
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