The 2015 issue of From the Depths features works depicting a slice of life in rural America. This collection takes you on a backroads excursion through farm county and small towns. We’ll visit county fairs, swimming holes, and roadside vegetable stands. Experience the romance and ease of country living and witness the grace and fortitude of complex lives rooted in soil. Let us take you back to the places that haunt your memories and call you home. Enjoy!

Works by Liz Jacoby, Dan Jacoby, Jennifer Mary G., Sarah E N Kohrs, Mike Wilson, Sheila Cumberworth, David Anthony Sam, V. C. McCabe, Sarah Stockton, Sandra Noel, Lillo Way, Kelly Hams Pearson, Joe Fulton, Dylan D. Debelis, Kim Drew Wright, Ginny Freeman, S. Todd Strader, Brianna Palmore, Linda Hussa, Alayne Fiore, Catherine Harnett, Kate Barrett, Randy Magnuson, and Sara Roberts.

Cover Art: A derivative work of Porch Swing in Helena, TX © 2013 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 by Jon Connell via Flickr http://tinyurl.com/oxxq4wj