“Things Every Southern Woman Should Know How to Make”

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Alice clicked on the headline, mildly curious about what yet another stranger thought should be in her kitchen repertoire. Pictures of China plates mounded with crispy fried chicken, greens, cobbler, and a pile of biscuits a mile high flooded the screen, all set off with a pitcher of sweet tea beaded with condensation. The table was set; an apron draped off to the side next to a box labeled “Gramma’s Recipes” in fine calligraphy. She closed the browser and put away her tablet. She was born a Georgia peach, but she couldn’t make a cobbler to save her life. Did that mean she wasn’t southern? Or maybe just not “Southern.” For Alice, there was no recipe box full of family traditions. Her younger years were filled with rental homes in different states and her father’s voice coaxing her toward a text book rather than a cookbook. Metalworking and fabrication held more interest than learning to flambé or sauté. Did it make her less of a woman that her cooking skills consisted of fresh salads

UNSOUNDED Kickstarter Volume Two is a GO!


A little while back, my blog was full of fangirling over a certain fantastic online graphic novel called UNSOUNDED. The author and artist, Ashley Cope, supplies her devoted fans with new material three times a week free of charge.

But that wasn’t enough. Her followers demanded that they be able to throw money at her. They begged for donate buttons and pleaded for a print version. After much weeping and wailing, Ashley at last caved to her readers and put up a Kickstarter page to print the first volume of her beloved graphic novel.

It was overwhelmingly successful, and in turn, she supplied us with a beautiful, full color version of the first three chapters of UNSOUNDED. (You can also order it from the UNSOUNDED website.)

 

My copy of Volume One

Well, my friends, it’s time for more fangirling! Ashley just launched the Kickstarter for Volume Two!

I highly encourage you to check out UNSOUNDED here. Within lies a rich story, a diverse world, and a cast of excellently depicted characters. For those who want to delve even deeper into the world of UNSOUNDED, there’s a link to Tumblr where Ashley answers all your (nonspoilery) questions. Not to mention the art is spectacular.

 
 
And if you decide you’d like to show UNSOUNDED some love, go here, and pledge to the Volume Two Kickstarter.

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