If this story isn’t true, why is it categorised as memoir? Because Steve Sparshott – and 29 others – remember a small school’s big event of Summer 1989. And while they’ll agree that it didn’t really happen, they’ll continue to tell the story.
Mary Richert takes a trip home to Louisiana to find a snake has invaded the sanctity of the bird house. The resulting day-long standoff with the snake leads to lessons about guns, wildlife, family, and the proper use of alcohol in the afternoon.
A conversation with Katie Arnoldi, author of the bestselling novel Point Dume, now available from Overlook Press. Other People is a twice weekly author interview podcast hosted by TNB founder Brad Listi. For more information, please visit the show's official website. And be sure to subscribe for free at iTunes.