Jessie Veeder writes about her trip to Elko, Nevada, and what she saw — or didn't see — along the way. Jessie Veeder snapped this picture on her trip from western North Dakota to Elko, Nevada.

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

Mississippi's Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce is dipping his toe, or rather his vocal cords, into a new project.Friday, Andy Gipson dropped not one, but two albums: "Gipson Family Favorites" ...

For many years, I assumed that the appeal of a short story was that it was, well, short. Instead of slowly reading a novel over weeks, the reader of these bite-size plots can experience character ...