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if i don’t live it, i can’t write it

Tennessee is a friend of ours — a fun, sweet guy in his 50s, far from home. He has an infectious laugh, and greets his friends with a distinctive “yay-ey!” that lets you find him easily, even in a crowd. He loves his freedom, loves to travel, yet he has also been feeling a need to settle down.

Tennessee has family back home, but he can’t return there. He just can’t live they way they want him to. But he’s writing a book about his experiences. He tells us, “I can’t write it if I don’t live it. I live this way, for real! It’s all true!”

He’s standing here with clever camp stove, which stayed in the park for two full days, before the police made him move it.

In addition to being a friend, I’m also his editor, and that’s a real privilege.

Posted by Angela under stories
Sunday, October 18, 2009