When Someone Remembers Us | #makeamemory
I talk a lot about whether anyone remembers us and how history treats its losers. Take Theodosia Burr Alston, main character in my upcoming novel Hard to Die. How much do you know about her?Continue Reading
I talk a lot about whether anyone remembers us and how history treats its losers. Take Theodosia Burr Alston, main character in my upcoming novel Hard to Die. How much do you know about her?Continue Reading
In the Charleston, South Carolina area? Join me this Sunday, November 15, for the inaugural Lowcountry Initiative of the Literary Arts Book Sale & Author Signing.Continue Reading
I wasn’t there when Yo-Yo Ma picked up his cello. I didn’t see him leave Charleston’s Gaillard Center and stroll into the starry night. I imagine he clung to the Anson Street sidewalk and cut a lone figure in the crosswalk at Calhoun.
Sometimes, darkness makes
anyone anonymous.
I guess strains of his Bach encore still paraded through his head, lending imaginary life to the silent street. An empty school. A sleeping office space. The harsh cry of a feral cat. Footprints of a world-famous musician.
I wish I could follow those footsteps.
I wish more humans would.Continue Reading
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