pen and ink
1996
I remember when I was working on this thing, spread out across a dormitory floor in a snooty-boots Pennsylvania boarding skool where I taught for 10 summers. The only other southerner on the faculty (Anne Marshall from Charlottesville, VA) came in, saw what I was working on, and (knowing full well my satiric propensities) announced “Now, you better be NICE to Miss Welty!”. I promised that I would do my best….
