If you've lived a little, been around a little or just been a good student of others, then you already know this. For those who have yet to find such a revelation, here's what I'm talking about.
It was about this time last year. It was much, much hotter and I was attending a poetry workshop at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Part of the Writing In Place Conference, sponsored by the Hub City Writers Project and Hub City Publishing, the informal two and a half day gathering was new to me, so there was some trepidation. I'd just come from visiting my father and aunt, an event which always left me spent physically and emotionally.I love my family, but my father was on the tail end of physical and mental decline and his loving sister, who'd been his caregiver for too many years, was tired. These visits were treasured, but they were also difficult at times. So, here I was, already a little too tired, a little too hot and a little all-on-my-own when I see a familiar face in the parking lot.
"Is it?" Yes, it's John Jeter, the well-know handlebar mustachioed owner of The Handlebar, a wonderful live music venue in Greenville, South Carolina.
"What are YOU doing here?" I yell. "There's no music up here!" With John's broad smile, I'm no longer tired or feeling alone. It turns out that John, is a writer and that he's got a novel, soon to be published by St. Martin's Press!!! Well, there you go--the truth (for me) about John Jeter changed, just like that! I've ordered John's book and you can too. Just wander on over to his little corner of this Blogspot world and check it all out. http://theplunderroom.blogspot.com/ For more information on The Handlebar, go to http://www.handlebar-online.com/
The Hub City Writers Project of Spartanburg, South Carolina, is focused on the literature of place. A non-profit independent press and literary arts organization, Hub City publishes place-based books and sponsors readings, writing seminars and contests.
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