I’ll write something more in-depth and “professional” later. Something that highlights the dozens of talented and special people I’ve met and talked to. Something that properly thanks the hundreds of hours of hard work and the volunteers that make Crossroads work. For now, I need to express my gratitude to the conference goers (patrons…
GLORIOUS by Bernice McFadden
Glorious is like nothing else I’ve ever read. And I read a lot. Author Bernice McFadden uses sparse language yet still manages to create searing images for the reader. The book opens with the young heroine Easter witnessing a brutal lynching in post -Reconstruction South. This becomes the jumping off point for Easter’s nomadic trek through…
Why CROSSROADS is great — and why you should go
About this time last year I received a postcard in the mail that looked like this. I’d kinda been stalking Crossroads for a couple of years (sorry, about those creepy collage letters, guys), but I hadn’t made the plunge to actually attend. I live about 3 hours away, so the drive isn’t bad but it…