Work-in-Progress
Here’s an update on the improvements taking place at the Wilson-Myers House, Emmett’s boyhood home, in Chipley. The photos are courtesy of the owner’s son, Kevin R. Thanks, Kevin! Looking forward to seeing you in September!
I Know Where You Were
I do periodic revisits of different databases, since they are updated from time-to-time. For example, Chronicling America (one of my favorites), which updated their electronic holdings of The Pensacola Journal back in June. Sometimes I just don’t catch everything on the first run-through. Database revisits are akin to editing drafts. […]
Changes!
Remember my visit to Chipley in May, 2014, to see Emmett’s boyhood home? There’s improvements going on! A member of the Myers family shared with me that they are having some work done on that lovely home. I was so happy to hear about that — overall, the house appears […]
Well, Summer
I haven’t posted all that often this month; just a lot going on in and around the writing cave. I’ve been writing a lot on the book. It feels like I’m making progress, but it is really going S-L-O-W-L-Y. The writing process that has always worked for me is to […]
You Go, Girl
In honor of Minnie Kehoe and Minnie Neal, two strong women I’ve uncovered in Emmett Wilson’s biography, I want to see this movie. It is due out in October. The link to the movie trailer is here. Of course, no one alive is around to vet the details in this […]
A Conundrum About A Gilded-Age “Otis Campbell”
If you are a fan of The Andy Griffith Show, you know who Otis Campbell is: The lovable town drunk who has access to Mayberry’s jail cell after his usual Saturday night spree. He lets himself into the jail on Saturday nights if Andy or Barney isn’t around to ‘check’ […]
Temporary Luddite; Technology Blessing
It has been busy as heck since school let out. Let me tell you. I thought I was ready to have the kiddos home all day (I’m working mostly out of the home office this summer), but even with well thought out activities, it is a lot of stop-and-start. I […]
Circle of Family: Dora Wilson Smith
Emmett had two sisters: Eudora Neely Wilson Smith, and Catherine Elizabeth Wilson Meade. They went by “Dora” and “Katie.” I’ve introduced you to Katie Wilson Meade already; Emmett was very close to Katie, who was born in British Honduras about five years before Emmett and Julian. Even after two years […]
Beware the Swirling Hormonal Preteen Katrina-like Storm
For those of you who are experienced parents, bear with me. I’m new to handling a tween. It isn’t a lot of fun these days; there’s a lot of pushback from my daughter on the most mundane and piddling little things around here. The angst also gets in the way […]
He Just Went to Sleep
Notice the date. In sum, here’s what happened, 97 years ago. Emmett was hospitalized at Pensacola Hospital for almost a week prior to his death; he went through a few days of harrowing delirium tremens (and was likely strapped down during the time). It wasn’t a regular hospital room; Pensacola […]
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