It was many years ago now that I stopped by the post office to gather mail. Among the bills was a small ivory envelope. My name, though misspelled, was presented in printed hand. The postmark was from a Midwestern state.
Back in the car, I opened it to find that it was from a ninth-grade female student. She explained that her class had read my book, “What Southern Women Know (That Every Woman Should).” I thought it to be a strange class choice but considered that the students were choosing from current bestsellers.
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