Sunday, January 24, 2010

(Recommended Reads) "My Name is Bill Franklin" by Lou Freshwater

When I was growing up I stayed with my Great-Aunt Sadie most all the time until I was about nine or ten. She lived down a dirt road in what used to be a town called Eufaula Alabama. Back then I thought it was the most boring place that had ever been forced on a kid. I didn’t want to be with an old lady and her old stories and old skin. I wanted to be with my mother, who was out dancing and charming the men of Eufaula and all its surrounding counties...

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1 comment:

  1. Wow, thank you so much. I'm honored.

    Nice to meet you, and I look forward to reading your work and this cool blog of yours.

    Peace,

    Lou

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