As part of my presentation to the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society in Mt. Dora, FL in 2018, I used quotes from the writers Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale Hurston to illustrate their struggles and perceptions and to tell their stories as I perceive them. I’ll provide some context but this is mostly a record of […]
Processing Parkland
“The trouble with listening to authentic American voices is the certainty that they won’t tell you what you want to hear.” That’s the way I kicked off my last post, and of course, Nikolas Cruz. 19, spoke with his AR-15 on Valentine’s Day 2018 and told his story without words. He left 17 dead at […]
Anything but black and white: Florida voices part 2
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Zora Neale Hurston The trouble with listening to authentic American voices is the certainty that they won’t tell you what you want to hear. In my last post, I wrote that music industry giants Tom Petty, who started out in North Florida and Bo Diddley, who ended up there, […]