“Maybe being a Southern writer has always been more than stereotypes of ceiling fans and panting dogs in dirt yards. Maybe being a Southern writer is only a matter of loving a damaged and damaging place, of loving its flawed and beautiful people, so much that you have to stay there, observing and recording and believing, against all odds, that one day it will finally live up to the promise of its own good heart.” —- Margaret Renkl, “What is a Southern Writer Anyway?”
~
Charlotte Hamrick 
WOW! That’s quite the quote. Thanks for sharing!
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s a good article. ☀️
LikeLike
I read the article, it’s a powerful statement!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I think maybe all of our places and hearts are like that. We can only keep trying. Wonderful words (K)
LikeLiked by 1 person
and photos too.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks!
LikeLiked by 1 person