On. he was a middle of the road democrat. that s what he said. he said you have to bring black education up with white education, and since the state of mississippi will not invest in black education, it s up to its citizens to do so. he said that segregation wasn t about being right or wrong. he said any sane, sober southerner knows that it s wrong. it s about wanting to change or not. but people don t want to give up power. fear is still alive and well in mississippi. i think racism is one of those great things in the world that you ll never solve and that s why faulkner wrote about it. writers, as i know from looking in my own dark heart, are generally terrible people. put ten of them together and it s like putting your head in a bag full of snakes. i meet a bunch of them above city grocery, john currence s place on the square. there s the brilliant author tom franklin and his wife, the poet beth ann fennelly. grisham writers in residence,
Grisham writers in residence, megan abbott, jack pendarvis, a poet chayuma elliott. bryce thompson a senior writer for espn. fellow writer on the series treme, chris. novelist ace atkins. poet derek harell is originally from milwaukee. crime novelist billy boyle from brooklyn. downstairs, currence s restaurant city grocery cranks out many delicious things. the man known as big bad chef, aka johnny snack, is sending some of those goodies upstairs as there s nothing professional writers like more than free food. usually you put five writers in a room, it s an ugly hell broth of envy, hatred we all hate tommy. that goes without saying. even me. i hate me worst of all. around here anyway the writers are really supportive of each other. for writers to argue would be like arguing over a piece of
That s what he said. he said you have to bring black education up with white education and since the state of mississippi will not invest in black education it s up to its citizens to do so. he said that segregation wasn t about being right or wrong. he said any sane, sober southerner knows that it s wrong. it s about wanting to change or not. but people don t want to give up power. fear is still alive and well in mississippi. i think racism is one of those great things in the world that you ll never solve and that s why faulkner wrote about it. writers, as i know from looking in my own dark heart, are generally terrible people. put ten of them together and it s like putting your head in a bag full of snakes. i meet a bunch of them above city grocery, john currence s place on the square. there s the brilliant author tom franklin and his wife, the poet beth ann fennelly. grisham writers in residence, megan abbott, jack pendarvis, a poet chayuma elliott.