Justin Who?

Justin Cox doesn’t take himself too seriously. For example, the above selfie was taken in front of a strawberry-print shower curtain.

However, here is his attempt to seriously describe himself.

Justin has been called many things, some of which cannot be repeated here. Others that can are ordained minister, late-night baker, Southerner, and storyteller. He somehow manages to be all things simultaneously.

Justin's writings have appeared in HuffPost, Mockingbird Magazine, Baptist Peacemaker, and 96th of October. He’s a regular contributor at Salvation South, Baptist News Global, Good Faith Media, and The Christian Citizen.

Justin thanks these fine folks for their willingness to pay him to ramble about his interests, which often include food, faith, and his South Central Appalachian upbringing.

For a long time, Justin has written in the spaces left over.

Between church meetings and bedtime. Between sermons and hospital visits. Early in the morning, late at night, or whenever an idea wouldn’t leave him alone.

But somewhere along the way, he realized that writing isn't just something he enjoys doing when he has the time. It’s one of the ways he makes sense of faith, food, place, family, grief, home, and all the strange and wonderful things that make up a life.

So he’s decided to make more room for it.

This publication is part of that experiment.

Justin is taking the writing more seriously—not himself, necessarily, but the work. He wants to see what happens when he gives more time and attention to the stories he’s been carrying around for years.

Maybe you found Justin through Salvation South. Maybe it was Good Faith Media. Maybe a friend shared something on Facebook or Threads.

However you arrived, he’s glad you're here.

Oh, and there’s plenty more to read.