South Carolina upcountry / by A.V. Huff, Jr.

Lay of the land / by Julie Zapoli

Natural images from upstate mountains and foothills / photographs by Ben Geer Keys

Desegregation with dignity : those who made it work in Greenville, in their own words / by Keith Morris

Baptists and everyone else : religion in the upcountry / by James A. Gittings

How to live as a Jew in Greenville, South Carolina / student essay by Rochelle Rickoff

Ned Beatty and me : a river trip from Spartanburg to Columbia / by David Taylor

From a clean, well-organized place, point of view : Roger and Annemarie Varin / by Brenda W. Bruce.

Reviews: Dorothy Allison, Cavedweller. (Claire Bateman)

Paulette Bates Alden, Feeding the eagles and Crossing the moon. (Claire Bateman)

Randy Sue Coburn, Remembering Jody. (Linda Holden)

Tommy Hays, In the family way. (Sarah Holden)

Virginia Postrel, The future and its enemies : the growing conflict over creativity, enterprises, and progress. (Frank Day).