by Lauchlin Fields | From the Front Porch, From the Front Porch Column, Resilience
On August 29, 2005, I was off from work. I’d covered the weekend shift at The Vicksburg Post, so that Monday I found myself at home, sitting in my living room watching what I called “Hurricane TV.” Meteorologists clung to poles on The Weather Channel, shouting into...
by Lauchlin Fields | Amplify The Sip, From the Front Porch
Lauchlin Fields with Vasti Jackson in 2011 It’s no coincidence that the first issue of Amplify The Sip begins with resilience. Eleven years after first publishing The ‘Sip magazine, I’ve found myself back where it all began—telling Mississippi stories that matter, but...
by Lauchlin Fields | Amplify The Sip, Another Round, Resilience
The Sound of Resilience If you’ve been around me long enough or stopped by my front porch, you know I make playlists for just about everything—road trips, long workdays, heartbreak, big celebrations. It’s how I hold onto moments and people, and how I make sense of...
by Lauchlin Fields | Amplify The Sip, Personal Journey, Sip Notes
Nearly a decade in nonprofit journalism has brought me back to the heart of what drew me to storytelling in the first place—only now with deeper clarity, experience, and purpose. I’m returning to my roots, carrying everything I’ve learned along the way, to build...
by Lauchlin Fields | From the Front Porch Column
I didn’t set out to do “audience work.” I just kept asking questions that didn’t seem to belong to any one team: Who is this for?How will they find it?Will they see themselves in it?Will it matter to them?And how do we even know? At the time, “audience” was a word the...
