Lanier Isom

Long Gone and Gone Far

The Great Recession forced more than a million Americans into nomad land, traveling in search of seasonal work. Bill Scott chose that life forty years…

Mar 15 • Lanier Isom

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February 2026

The Architecture of Letting Go

For decades, I tried to rehabilitate the family home, believing I could redeem our losses through hard work and loyalty. Letting go meant confronting…

Feb 22 • Lanier Isom

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The Last of the Family Vets

On dogs, devotion and the disappearance of the hometown vet

Feb 12 • Lanier Isom

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January 2026

Backwoods Justice: The Alabama Way

Sheriffs like Sheriff "Red" Walker have always been a part of the Alabama disaster

Jan 9 • Lanier Isom

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December 2025

When My Father Came Home

Reckoning with love, loss, and hope

Dec 24, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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November 2025

October 2025

The Seventies Excuse

How a culture’s silence became the soundtrack of my girlhood

Oct 5, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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August 2025

The Soul-Crushing Sameness of Today’s Dorm Décor

From Milk Crates to Monograms

Aug 10, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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July 2025

From Boardrooms to the Beyond

A metaphysical awakening in the Deep South.

Jul 24, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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June 2025

Bad Wife

Living "Outside the Magic Circle"

Jun 28, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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May 2025

Resistance

The daily battle of sitting down to work

May 26, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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Grace and Grit

Born an ordinary woman, Lilly Ledbetter will stand throughout history as an extraordinary champion for equal pay for equal work.

May 1, 2025 • Lanier Isom

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