I was there (gulp) 1989-1992, and I did know and worked with (and still adore) Beth. She's amazing. We had a good crew of writers at that paper (Roanoke Times) during that era.
That’s exactly when I was at Radford! I was dating a girl whose father was a banker in Roanoke and they had a place at Smith-Mountain Lake. My senior year I was writing a short story that involved palindromes and I took out an ad in the paper asking people to send me their favorites, and they did! Beth Macy, prompted perhaps by my professor, wrote a story about it. TLDR In 1992 Beth Macy wrote about me.
Oh Jim, it all sounds delicious--the writing retreat, I mean (I'm not so much Hard Core). Look forward to the next installment and finding out more about the book and all.
Glad the writing is going well. And…Radford! I lived in Blackburg for a while, early 90s, as a reporter. Good music scene back then.
Oh wow what a coincidence. When were you there? Did you happen to know or work with Beth Macy?
I was there (gulp) 1989-1992, and I did know and worked with (and still adore) Beth. She's amazing. We had a good crew of writers at that paper (Roanoke Times) during that era.
That’s exactly when I was at Radford! I was dating a girl whose father was a banker in Roanoke and they had a place at Smith-Mountain Lake. My senior year I was writing a short story that involved palindromes and I took out an ad in the paper asking people to send me their favorites, and they did! Beth Macy, prompted perhaps by my professor, wrote a story about it. TLDR In 1992 Beth Macy wrote about me.
No kidding, that LL's song rips!
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Oh Jim, it all sounds delicious--the writing retreat, I mean (I'm not so much Hard Core). Look forward to the next installment and finding out more about the book and all.