Delta Aces and Flying Wonders of Mississippi
By HANK BURDINE There are a lot of noted pilots from Mississippi and especially the Delta, but a few stand out above all others. My introduction to the zaniness of Delta pilots came at the hands of one of the best of the best, Joe Call, J-3 Cub flying wizard, top flight […]
Stored, Stacked and Streamlined
EDITOR’S NOTE: Featured last year in our January/February 2020 issue, these tips are worth resharing to assure an organized 2021! Memphis duo gives tips for organizing the after-holiday chaos and a checklist to kick off the New Year The best business ideas almost always involve solving a problem. And better yet, some of them are […]
Form & Function
by KATIE TIMS • Photography by LOGAN KIRKLAND Uniquely beautiful, Spence Helms’ custom knives are made to hold an edge A fine line separates art form from function, and that’s precisely where Spence Helms hones his craft. With twenty-four years of bladesmithing to his credit, this Mississippian transformed a passing fancy into an all-consuming […]
The Citizen Soldier
By KATIE TIMS • Photography by RORY DOYLE Remembering the end of World War II and the stories we must never forget Seventy-five years ago, World War II ended. It was really over! The soldiers came home to rejoin families, find jobs, go to school, get married, have children, live life. […]
Taking the Long Cut
By JIM BEAUGEZ • Photography by RORY DOYLE Steve Azar’s My Mississippi Reunion traces his artistic—and literal—journey home Americana singer-songwriter Steve Azar’s long road home from Nashville wound through music venues across the US, down interstate highways and under big-city lights, for two decades. But it began before he ever […]
From Student to Teacher
By SUSAN MARQUEZ • Photography by RORY DOYLE Inspired by her love of beauty and masterful teachers, Allyson Hardy’s abstract works have come full circle, layered with deep colors and mixed materials Allyson Hardy always loved beautiful things. “I got that from my mother,” she says. “My mom loved and appreciated beautiful things, […]
Back to Basics
By MARK STOWERS Traditional Bows Keep Hunters Tuned In Technology has invaded every business, sport and hobby with the intention of making something better, stronger and faster and easier to use. But, sometimes that technology takes the participant out of the mix when it comes to repairs and improvement. When compound bows became […]
Raggio Custom Calls
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by EDWARD WALL Turning wood and building stories one call at a time. Josh Raggio reaches back for that earliest memory, where a skinny, wide-eyed ten-year-old discovers duck hunting with his dad at Delta National Forest. With no child-sized waders, the smallest adult pair had to do, rolled down […]
A Modern Day Resurrection
Story and Photography by KAREN PULFER FOCHT Something special is happening in a tiny Arkansas town with “big ambition. They believe if they build it, you will come. Rising out of the Mississippi River plain along Highway 61 in the Arkansas Delta, Wilson is a most unlikely oasis. It’s a field of dreams where […]
Leslie Barron — A Study in Contrasts
By ANNE CUNNINGHAM O’NEILL • Photography by TINDALL FARMER Equally inspired by seashells and Chagall, the work of Memphis artist Leslie Barron incorporates serious formality with a generous dose of whimsy. As I sat down with Memphis artist Leslie Barron and talked about her life, I was reminded of the hilarious book by British author […]