I love this paragraph, because it’s so true: I have one caveat about my fascination with this work and Ms. Oliver’s story in particular. There is a draw to Black death in this country, and maybe in the world. We tend to lionize Black writers when they are gone. We lift up their promise, flashing photos of them when they were young and sexy, not when they grew older and wiser, and possibly had the privilege to become our elders.
I only knew _Neighbors_ because it was published in The Bitter Southerner a few years...I had no idea a collection of Oliver's work came out this year. Thank you!
I love this paragraph, because it’s so true: I have one caveat about my fascination with this work and Ms. Oliver’s story in particular. There is a draw to Black death in this country, and maybe in the world. We tend to lionize Black writers when they are gone. We lift up their promise, flashing photos of them when they were young and sexy, not when they grew older and wiser, and possibly had the privilege to become our elders.
Great post!
Thank you!
I only knew _Neighbors_ because it was published in The Bitter Southerner a few years...I had no idea a collection of Oliver's work came out this year. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing about Ms. Oliver! I am looking forward to reading her work and the Mint Julep story sounds amazing.