Why I Live at the P.O.
Carolyn
May 11, 2012
A day in the life of..., Literature
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Tags: Carson McCullers, Eurora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, Harper Lee, Lee Smith, Mark Twain, William Faulkner
Back in the day I used to refer to literature as “lit,” and I usually got smacked for it. (“I am confused, Caroline. Are you trying to tell me you set something on fire?” That’s what one of my English professors used to ask me before marking my paper down a third of a letter grade.)
The professor in question was a Southern belle through and through. She introduced me to Lee Smith, Flannery O’Connor, Harper Lee, Carson McCullers, Faulkner, and Mark Twain. (On a side note, you can refer to “William Faulkner” as “Faulkner,” but don’t refer to “Mark Twain” … Continue Reading
