In 1997, I convinced Jeff Bezos to pay me to quit my job at a newsletter publishing company and drive around the South interviewing writers and scholars.
This post is a terrific read. How did I never make the Oedipus connection before re: Hazel Moates?! When I was in high school, our English teacher trooped about five of us (how did we all fit in her Karmann Ghia? Must have been two cars?) over to Milledgeville to meet Regina (Flannery's mother), who was quite old in 1976, but how and why that came about escapes me. I remember the house was dark because someone drew the drapes, there was memorabilia, and I was afraid of her.
Wow. That was a devoted teacher. I've read and heard so much about Regina that I feel like I met her, though I never did. Was this at Andalusia or the house in town? I met Louise Florencourt, her cousin, at the intown house when I was working on Porches. It was all so perfectly gothic.
This was at Andalusia. A very Paideia in the 70s kind of outing, and I wish I knew how it came about. Our teacher Nancy Newman, apparently knew Regina?? No idea.
You may know that Jane Pepperdine, who shows up in the letters quite a bit, somehown ended up teaching at Paideia after she retired from ASC. Perhaps it was Nancy that recruited her.
I just know that Jane would bring her friend Eudora to class whenever she was passing through town. That just kills me.
This post is a terrific read. How did I never make the Oedipus connection before re: Hazel Moates?! When I was in high school, our English teacher trooped about five of us (how did we all fit in her Karmann Ghia? Must have been two cars?) over to Milledgeville to meet Regina (Flannery's mother), who was quite old in 1976, but how and why that came about escapes me. I remember the house was dark because someone drew the drapes, there was memorabilia, and I was afraid of her.
Wow. That was a devoted teacher. I've read and heard so much about Regina that I feel like I met her, though I never did. Was this at Andalusia or the house in town? I met Louise Florencourt, her cousin, at the intown house when I was working on Porches. It was all so perfectly gothic.
I took my Mom to see Eudora speak once when Jane brought her to town! We were thrilled.
This was at Andalusia. A very Paideia in the 70s kind of outing, and I wish I knew how it came about. Our teacher Nancy Newman, apparently knew Regina?? No idea.
You may know that Jane Pepperdine, who shows up in the letters quite a bit, somehown ended up teaching at Paideia after she retired from ASC. Perhaps it was Nancy that recruited her.
I just know that Jane would bring her friend Eudora to class whenever she was passing through town. That just kills me.