Chuck Reece

Editor-in-chief at Salvation South, a refuge for Southern storytellers no matter how they choose to tell their stories.

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

@GovKemp. I know you know what the right thing to do is. Do you have the guts to do it?
https://t.co/LzsGPChow1

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

Hey, @nytimes. Millions of people across America are in the streets and we have to scroll past three other headlines to get to the story? WTF?

[Irishrygirl @irishrygirl]

❤️

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

Yeah, I'm outta here, too. Fuck you, @elonmusk.

Find me on Bluesky: https://t.co/5PrHro9Gpx

[Salvation South @salvationsouth1]

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.
https://t.co/KY88hxZ7Sl

Sod off, @elonmusk. We're outta here.

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

@DavidJoy_Author Does this mean you're at the end of the road???

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

Many thanks to the @Longreads audience.

[Longreads @Longreads]

Audience Award 🏆

This week's most-read editor's pick:

"After the Deluge" (Jessica Martell and Zackary Vernon, @salvationsouth1)

https://t.co/OVxqY5IVsM

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

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.
https://t.co/026wtw6oSH

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

@bluestein https://t.co/BcX9hRWust

[GPB @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 music is the greatest treasure in the world.” @chuckreece believes the music we embrace when we're young can change us forever. https://t.co/WUAklgOded

[Silas House 📘 @silasdhouse]

I'm happy to be speaking for a few minutes as part of the “Hollers for Harris” event with friends like @traecrowder, @Booker4KY and others - please sign up now to join us. https://t.co/g6MijI026S

[GPB @mygpb]

For years, young boys have tried to prove they are men by imitating the so-called “manly” behaviors modeled by earlier generations. "Salvation South" editor @chuckreece thinks that perhaps the time has come to rethink that method. https://t.co/tBsrakEFmP

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

This week on the radio, I talked about how to be decent and not be an idiot. Thanks to @gpbnews.
https://t.co/nt4YttzB7d

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

Hey, @realDonaldTrump. You’re really old and incoherent. When are you going to drop out of the race?

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

The weirdest, creepiest man alive. “Trump Declines to Back Away From ‘You Don’t Have to Vote Again’ Line” https://t.co/eheAwHVq5g

[Byron Ballard @ByronBallard]

Misty has been doing this work for years--so happy to see her and her work getting the attention they deserve. Thanks for posting the link, Neema!

[Neema Avashia @AvashiaNeema]

I’m deeply honored to share this interview with Misty Skaggs of @ekymutualaid over at @salvationsouth1 today. Please give it a read to understand what Appalachian care is all about. https://t.co/oSrTuW1jGq

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

In this episode, proud to welcome @domflemons, @revJeffMosier, and others to unravel some banjo 🪕 history.

[GPB @mygpb]

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. https://t.co/1H8By6n3M8

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

@NashvilleResist @nytimes Those links should be free reads.

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

This is the first of the two most important @nytimes stories any #Democrat should read today:

https://t.co/LXXo2b8Rnc

[Chuck Reece @chuckreece]

And this is the second:

https://t.co/37BCgUQSnx