I’m back in Mississippi this week for our family’s annual Thanksgiving gathering. All 35 of us! As you can imagine, it is a bit tough getting a few minutes here and there to catch you up on things; it is even harder to get a decent Internet connection out in […]
I’m a little behind filing my report on working as an Election Judge at my precinct’s polling station. Apologies for that; one (of two) outcomes of the day that I didn’t expect was to develop a major cold, which I’m sure was exacerbated by interacting with literally hundreds of neighbors […]
Good writing is the hardest form of thinking. Pat Conroy No shit.
If you haven’t read this story from yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post, please do. Lucky man, historian James I. Robertson, Jr., surrounded by artifacts. So blessed. So privileged! Out of the 1,600 pieces of information, he used 140 to write his book — all of it precious. What was […]
I’m taking a break this week from the Emmett Wilson writing marathon to follow in the Wilson family traditions of being politically involved. On Tuesday, I will be an Election Judge in my precinct. I’ve been assigned a 6 am to 3 pm shift to run the poll books (in […]
Here’s a wonderful article that describes, exactly, the struggle to write about history. I found myself nodding agreement with the writer; it describes exactly how I feel about history and writing, as I put Emmett’s story together. I think you’ll enjoy it, too. Back to the manuscript….
OT, but you have to check this Twitter story out. It is incredible. A great thread. So, something magical happened to me today, and I wanted to tell you all about it. — Marcin Wichary (@mwichary) October 27, 2016 His last line is this: “Whatever it is that you care […]
One of the reasons why I started this blog about Emmett’s book was (is!) to locate his scrapbooks, correspondence, or anything that exists out there that may not be already digitized. Crowd sourcing the research has worked fairly well; last year I wrote about Emmett’s sister, Katie Wilson Meade, and […]
In early May, 1906, Nicholas Van Sant was worried. His law firm with Emmett was not doing as well as he’d hoped. Although they had won cases and were building a client base, there was a negative cash flow. Emmett seemed to be doing well enough; but Van Sant hadn’t […]
The posts are fewer and further between this month. Don’t worry. It’s all good. I’ve had my head down in the notes, charts, and multiple rough drafts as I try to close out the first book sometime before the end of December. That’s my latest and most reasonable deadline. Thing […]
Tell my story. 