In 1998 Reynolds Price read from “Roxanna Slade,” his new novel, at a Borders in Charlotte. Afterward, he recalled having visited the White House at the invitation of Bill Clinton. How big a fan was Clinton? Accompanying Price on the elevator, he shocked his guest by reciting the famous opening sentence of “A Long and […]
Archive for January 20th, 2011
Reynolds Price, Bill Clinton and Wesley Beavers
Posted in History, Literature, Tar Heelia, tagged a long and happy life, bill clinton, reynolds price, rosacoke mustian, wesley beaver on January 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Fitzgerald down and out in Hendersonville
Posted in Literature, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk, tagged ernest hemingway, f. scott fitzgerald, hendersonville nc on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“In Hendersonville… Today I am in comparative affluence, but Monday and Tuesday I had two tins of potted meat, three oranges and a box of Uneedas and two cans of beer… and when I think of the thousand meals I’ve sent back untasted in the last two years. It was fun to be poor — […]
