Lanier Isom

Writer, journalist, Wrote Lilly Ledbetter's memoir, Grace and Grit @randomhouse Words @aljazeera @thelily @latimes @huffpost @salvation south @bittersoutherner

[Lanier Isom @lanierisom]

My latest piece.
https://t.co/pE4bD2MFG3 @AJEnglish

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Truth telling in the Deep South can be tricky business, but actor Mason McCulley doesn’t hold back as he tells his story both in LA and his hometown, Birmingham, Alabama. I had a blast interviewing him for this profile. I hope you have a moment to read.
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[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

A reminder for any writer who is feeling like they haven't done "enough" this week:

You don't have to hit your target word count for your work to matter.

✅ Writing 200 words counts
✅ Cutting a scene that wasn't working counts
✅ Brainstorming why your protagonist makes that choice counts
✅ Taking a walk and getting inspiration for a new scene counts
✅ Coming up with a new title idea counts
✅ Closing your laptop because you need a break counts

Those small steps count. ALL of them.

And they will add up.

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“I’ve probably published things when I should have stopped and probably abandoned some things when I should have kept going.” —Percival Everett
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Loved this conversation between @LisaPattonbooks and @pcalhenry at @littleprofbham to celebrate Lisa's new book set at Woodstock, Kissing The Sky!

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[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“As long as you can start, you are all right. The juice will come.” —Ernest Hemingway https://t.co/jFEKga6FkE

[Nick Young @nickofnz]

I don't want a city on Mars.
I don't want AI in every app.
I don't want data centres in space.

I want clean water.
I want a stable climate.
I want bees to survive.

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Journalism isn't a crime. The attack on the free press is an attack on our right to know.

[Dr. Maya C. Popa @MayaCPopa]

Every time I re-read Mueller, I'm reminded I should teach a class on her work:

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Art-making requires courage and trust https://t.co/B3HvhMhZrt

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@ejdickson @NewYorker Great title and congrats!

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Beth’s work is a must read to understand what is happening in the complicated state of Alabama and the country at large!

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Moth to flame is officially a Substack Bestseller! I am so grateful to everyone who supports on my work, writing at the intersection of justice and injustice in the deep south. Subscribe here: https://t.co/naRY74tanw

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Children's march in Birmingham, 1963. Were these left-wing agitators? That's how Bull Connor treated them. Remember?

[Lee Hedgepeth @lee_hedgepeth]

Breaking from @insideclimate: “It terrifies me about what will come,” one concerned resident said of the news. “These developers have no regard for the people who live here.” Full story: https://t.co/yO6f5VsJNS

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“Writing is more than creating language and story. It also involves the creation of the self. Writing is about who we were and who we are becoming. It’s a succession of leaps and small brave acts. It’s about what we carry and what we lay down.” Sue Monk Kidd

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Live Learn Love Well! Finding our strength together. #EmmaLovell #Peloton

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I had so much fun writing about Erika Kellom's portal of the South through her hilarious cast of characters!
#salvationsouth #prayerrequest #prayerrequests #auntee #Auntee #aunteepam

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The Inheritance of Silence https://t.co/r95uLhuXlq