Wright Thompson

Reflections on the well-worn road one writer could drive with his eyes closed

The decades dissolve in a flicker at Kathryn’s, an old-school Italian joint in the Mississippi Delta

The annual Thompson Thanksgiving cornucopia includes touchdowns, tall tales, and shrimp remoulade—but can it survive for the next generation?

Clinging to memories of my dad became second nature—until a new generation shifted my understanding of the things he had passed down

Why the least-heralded bar on Biscayne Bay is exactly where you want to be

Author Wright Thompson on the magic of traveling to a Mississippi institution

A skeptic’s look at just what makes a bad dog good

A writer returns to the family farm for a keepsake that reminds him of where he came from—and where he’s going

A team of pit masters goes to Memphis in May to answer a burning question: Can great barbecue still win?