It has been, maybe, forty years since I read Jesse Stuart’s name. Maybe fifty years. His name resonates as a voice of common, poor, forgotten people of the land. I think of him like I do singer Jimmie Rodgers as less a writer amongst other writers, but man of a particular time and place. We think of them as separate and unique, and yet captured in time, but not for all time.
It has been, maybe, forty years since I read Jesse Stuart’s name. Maybe fifty years. His name resonates as a voice of common, poor, forgotten people of the land. I think of him like I do singer Jimmie Rodgers as less a writer amongst other writers, but man of a particular time and place. We think of them as separate and unique, and yet captured in time, but not for all time.
Thank you again Mr. Brenager for reading and the thoughtful comments.
I'm on the last twenty pages of "Beyond Dark Hills." Thanks for pointing me to what easily has become my favorite book of the year.
You're welcome and good to hear.
Love this!
Thank you for reading and for the kind words.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you
Thank you and you're welcome.
Really beautiful storytelling, Chase. Where does that O. Henry quotation come from?
It's from his short story "A Municipal Report".
Thank you 🙏
Thank you. I'll look up the original. It's a shortened version of a quote I read in the Grand Ole Opry book I cited.