Chapter 1 “Dancing on the Edge of a Cliff”, Miriam M. Chirico; Chapter 2 Lessons from the Past, Larry G. Mapp; Chapter 3 Moving beyond Mississippi, Gary Richards; Chapter 4 The Lucky Spot as Immanent Critique, Rebecca King; Chapter 5 Abundance or Excess?, Karen L. Laughlin; Chapter 6 Existential Despair and the Modern Neurosis, Gene A. Plunka; Chapter 7 Southern Firecrackers and “Real Bad Days”, Linda Rohrer Paige;
Julia A. Fesmire is Associate Professor of English at Middle Tennessee University. She focuses on contemporary literature and women's studies