20th Anniversary of Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound travelers by a hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars, stacks of blown-out tires, and primeval jumbles of rusted metal. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation -- living in the country but not even knowing how to swim -- grew into a passion to save the almost vanished longleaf pine ecosystem that existed before the region was ever called the South.
Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound travelers by a hedge at the edge of the road and by hulks of old cars, stacks of blown-out tires, and primeval jumbles of rusted metal. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood tells how a childhood spent in rural isolation -- living in the country but not even knowing how to swim -- grew into a passion to save the almost vanished longleaf pine ecosystem that existed before the region was ever called the South.
UPCOMING
No in-person events are scheduled at this moment. I hope our paths cross again one fine day and for now, be well.
July 9 -- What is Lost, What is Found. Zoom panel, 7:30-8:30 Mountain Time, Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research. with Ann McCutchan, Drew Lanham & moderator Kenneth Gerow.
Aug. 27 -- Susan Cerulean's Book Launch. Zoom. 7 p.m. I will be introducing and interviewing Susan Cerulean who is on her "book tour" for I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A SINGLE BIRD. Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA.
July 9 -- What is Lost, What is Found. Zoom panel, 7:30-8:30 Mountain Time, Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research. with Ann McCutchan, Drew Lanham & moderator Kenneth Gerow.
Aug. 27 -- Susan Cerulean's Book Launch. Zoom. 7 p.m. I will be introducing and interviewing Susan Cerulean who is on her "book tour" for I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A SINGLE BIRD. Avid Bookshop, Athens, GA.
