It’s natural during the writing process to come up with new questions. I have a good one today. A major character in the first chapter-in-progress is Emmett’s father, Dr. Francis Childria Wilson. He was a beloved community doctor in Emmett’s boyhood home of Chipley, Florida. People in Chipley loved him. […]
Still in search of the mojo. But, while searching, came across this: This is from the excellent site, Retronaut. Who’d have thought there was “Face-book” in Emmett Wilson’s day? Today is another film reading day. The writing mojo will reappear when it is ready. Impatience doesn’t help, but at least […]
Somehow, somewhere, in this vast sea of notes and microfilm, I’ve misplaced my writing mojo. It’s here, somewhere. I just can’t find it, or anything interesting to kick around and shape into interesting sentences or paragraphs. When I misplace the mojo, I like to stop and examine the odd things […]
Yes, it is our fella’s 132nd birthday today. In honor of Emmett’s birthday, here is a birthday serenade (that he might have actually heard): …and a silly card: Wherever you are, Emmett, Happy Birthday!
If only Emmett had become a cult hero, he’d have a shirt like this too! Although he didn’t have a t-shirt, he did have a club. True! When Emmett was running for Congress in 1912, his constituents organized an Emmett Wilson Club, and set one up in every county […]
Readers, I must admit, I have great admiration for one of the femtors (female mentors) in Emmett Wilson’s life: Minnie Eloise Kehoe. I’ve mentioned her before in an earlier post. When I think about Minnie, I’m struck and awed by what she was able to achieve during her lifetime — […]
Lately, I’ve been organizing the hundreds of sources and articles I’ve collected on or about Emmett Wilson over the past year. I go nuts if things get complicated, so I like to keep it simple. Here are the categories I use: Emmett (birth, education, residences, and the like) Emmett’s Family […]
Yep, it’s Saturday in September, so that means it’s college football day! My alma mater was Mississippi State University. MSU has never really had what I’d call an exceptional football team or program, and has not made it to the top of the NCAA heap, but it certainly hasn’t been […]
I believe that everyone deserves the occasional mulligan. Because second chances are rare, if you’re smart, you use that opportunity to your best advantage. That’s what happened with Emmett when he was about 20 years old, and had basically flunked out of West Florida Seminary (what is now Florida State […]
Check this out: Big, eh? I didn’t realize Emmett and his friends would have to had carried around large wallets. The old bills are attractive; they were worth something too, since they were based on the gold standard back then. Here’s the other side: Did you know they used to […]
Tell my story. 