“You know,” she said, “some people are going to be upset that you are inviting Bettie and Jean, William, Mike, and Silas, and Marjorie.” Running down a list of some of my Black friends. “Are you sure you want to invite them?”
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About Me
Born in southeastern Virginia in the 1950s, I am curious about how whiteness warps and twists white people like me.
My essay, "What Changes, What Remains the Same," placed 2nd in the Winston-Salem Writers Flying South 2024 contest and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Another essay, "Coyote at the Crossroads," was published in 2018 by Paloma Press in the collection, Humanity.
My memoir, "From Where I Stand," tells the story of racist violence that targeted my family and friends in a small southern town in 1969. Late in life, I return to examine my story in a nation still mired in white supremacy and uncover history I was never taught: about the enslavers who are my ancestors and the country that labeled me white. And, while talking to the people I knew back then, I am blind-sided by love for a man who was--and continues to be--a central part of my story.
A newlywed in my 70s, I live in Wake Forest, NC, with my husband William, who keeps me honest and does all the cooking.
My essay, "What Changes, What Remains the Same," placed 2nd in the Winston-Salem Writers Flying South 2024 contest and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Another essay, "Coyote at the Crossroads," was published in 2018 by Paloma Press in the collection, Humanity.
My memoir, "From Where I Stand," tells the story of racist violence that targeted my family and friends in a small southern town in 1969. Late in life, I return to examine my story in a nation still mired in white supremacy and uncover history I was never taught: about the enslavers who are my ancestors and the country that labeled me white. And, while talking to the people I knew back then, I am blind-sided by love for a man who was--and continues to be--a central part of my story.
A newlywed in my 70s, I live in Wake Forest, NC, with my husband William, who keeps me honest and does all the cooking.