TL Trevaskis has written a wonderful post about Harlan County – I couldn’t have described the place better myself. ;)

Believing ourselves to be possessors of absolute truth degrades us: we regard every person whose way of thinking is different from ours as a monster and a threat and by so doing turn our own selves into monsters and threats to our fellows. – Octavio Paz

Wow. What a difference! Going back and reading the original descriptions of different places in Harlan County – then seeing those places and taking copious notes – then coming home and rewriting those scenes have really made a huge difference! I think they’re very much enriched! Can’t wait to get all of my pictures back from Wal-Mart – or to see the rest of the ones Trev took! whooohoo!

When I get all the pictures together, I’ll post a link. ;)

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. – Jessamyn West