Neely Tucker
Reporter

Neely Tucker is a staff writer in the Sunday Magazine. He has reported from more than 50 countries around the world and from two dozen of these United States. He is the author of “Love in the Driest Season.” A native of Mississippi, he now lives with his family just outside of D.C. He is an embarrassingly huge fan of Mississippi State and the New Orleans Saints.

Latest by Neely Tucker

When Johnny came marching home

When Johnny came marching home

A writer’s Confederate forebear, maimed at Gettysburg, suggests some causes are better lost.

Judge rules Jim Thorpe’s body should be returned to Oklahoma

Jim Thorpe, Pa., renamed itself and brought the athlete’s body there in hopes of launching a tourism industry.

After Dad shot Mom: dealing with the haunting legacy of gun violence

After Dad shot Mom: dealing with the haunting legacy of gun violence

Forty-six years later, a shotgun blast still echoes in a family

‘The Sisterhood’ is more religious entertainment than reality TV

‘The Sisterhood’ is more religious entertainment than reality TV

Not everyone is thrilled about the portrayals of pastors’ wives in Atlanta, but the show does break new ground.