Who Is Elijah Gaddis? – Setting The Stage – Part 1

As part of some research I'm doing for a new novel, I am in love again! or should I say, as usual. This time it is a man named Chris Rose who once worked for the Times Picayune in New Orleans. He wrote a series of columns in 2005-06 recounting the aftermath of Katrina, and … Continue reading Who Is Elijah Gaddis? – Setting The Stage – Part 1 →

Visit The American Tobacco Campus – A Vision Of Success

    November 3, 2016 - 82 degrees - Sitting outside - Tylers' Pub. I don't have a problem visualizing what a space can look like if edited, even if the walls are painted in two conflicting colors and filled with over-scaled furniture. I'm lucky that way. If you are having trouble "seeing" the revitalization … Continue reading Visit The American Tobacco Campus – A Vision Of Success →

Rocky Mount Mill Worker Reunion – A Glorious Day

“..what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we lived. In the end, it's the family stories that are worth the storage.”  ― Ellen Goodman The waterlogged app on my I-phone (used on the photo above) reflects the emotional … Continue reading Rocky Mount Mill Worker Reunion – A Glorious Day →

Preservation – Rocky Mount’s Historic Downtown Area Part 3-The Post Office

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” ~ Henry David Thoreau I wish I'd written the following description of the post office, but like Harry Potter, I withdrew the information (memory) from a pensive. The early 20th century, Neoclassical, Rocky Mount Post Office enjoys a prime location in revitalizing downtown … Continue reading Preservation – Rocky Mount’s Historic Downtown Area Part 3-The Post Office →

Preservation – Rocky Mount’s Historic Downtown Part 2 – People’s Bank

Saturday: The rain slashes the windows, all color drained from the day. Hurricane Matthew has mustered enough strength to hurl a downpour upon us. In writing about People's Bank, part of the Preservation Rocky Mount tour last Sunday, a black and white photograph seems appropriate to begin with. I invite you to sit with this … Continue reading Preservation – Rocky Mount’s Historic Downtown Part 2 – People’s Bank →