William Faulkner’s Rowan Oak
I think if you look in the dictionary for “conflicted,” you will find an example of asking Doug if he wants to visit the historic home of an author, but it’s an author he doesn’t …
Category: Authors
Sites in Jackson, Mississippi
Willie Morris (1934-1999) was a writer born in Jackson, Mississippi. Though he was just six months old when his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, that’s still enough of a claim to have a library …
Eudora Welty House & Garden
Eudora Welty (1909-2001) is yet another author I’ve never heard of, yet found myself touring her house and gardens in Jackson, Mississippi. Welty won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973, so Doug had read The Optimist’s …
Amusements / Architecture / Authors / Books / Music
Sights Around New Orleans
Hello new state (in the van) Louisiana! We had just a day to spend in the French Quarter, much of which was taken up with the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 and food tours we …
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
You know Doug loves visiting homes of authors, but this time we kicked it up a notch by not only visiting the F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum but also spending the night there! The …
Crossing Central Georgia
Here are a few sites and flavors we took in as we drove across Georgia, from Augusta to Columbus. I just happened to see a very well-rated place called “The Pie Hole” on Google Maps …
Andalusia Farm, Home of Flannery O’Connor
At one point we were in the vicinity of Andalusia Farm in Milledgeville, Georgia, and I asked Doug if he wanted to visit. He responded, “I don’t hate her, but I would tour the house.” …
Architecture / Authors / Books
The Mark Twain House
I’ve previously visited the Mark Twain House on a few occasions, but having recently read a Mark Twain biography (Mark Twain: A Life by Ron Powers, affiliate link), I wanted to visit again. The house, …
Edgar Allan Poe in Philadelphia
Having relatively recently been to the Edgar Allan Poe sites in Baltimore and Richmond, I was eager to get to the site in Philadelphia, the Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. On the other hand, …
Architecture / Authors / Books
Free Library of Philadelphia
We planned a visit to the Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, because we wanted to see a stuffed raven, naturally. We were delighted to find much more. The Parkway Central Library is a branch …