![]() They’d been the bosses of Covington for a long time and still are and there were a lot of the racial politics you would expect in that sort of place, as well. A lot of different people from Atlanta had come, but there were also a lot of entrenched-I don't want to say aristocracy-but upper middle class southern. They came from Atlanta in the 70s to sort of get away from the city. It is an interesting mix of classes because there was an influx of people coming in from Atlanta. So, yeah, it's not a cosmopolitan place at all. And I think there's a lot of oversimplification, just sort of looking at these people, like, ‘Oh they're all poor and they know not what they do.’ When there are a lot of middle and upper middle class people from these places who are very much down with what Trump is laying down. A lot of the discourse around Trump and Trump voters kind of annoys me because I feel like I grew up around these people. VA: Very much Trump country, I would say. STORYO: Was Covington-would that now be defined in our current political climate as Trump country? Or was it a cosmopolitan rural type place? But I never fit in much with the people so I don't miss that too much. 1 So, In the Heat of the Night, Remember the Titans, and The Vampire Diaries, they all got filmed around there because it's classic south. It's actually used in a lot of films and TV shows when they want to convey that. And, I guess I miss my family and the town I'm from is pretty beautiful. VA: The weather in Georgia is much nicer. STORYO: Was there anything that you missed from Covington? So, as soon as I could, I moved to the city. I think I'm kind of a city person by nature. It was interesting, but not quite my scene. When I was growing up, it was a lot more rural. VA: I grew up in Covington which is a small town-really a suburb of Atlanta. STORYO: What part of Georgia did you grow up in? Actually where I'd like to start is, you grew up in Georgia, yeah? STORYO: You see that's a segue, but a segue to a point much later in the interview that we're not to yet. I imagine it's a bit uncanny for them as well. STORYO: Not dissimilar to reading one of your stories where you begin to talk to the reader. And now it's talking to me, and it’s interesting. Hearing you now is slightly uncanny because I'm used to hearing your voice, but not talking to me. I guess it's similar to being a writer, but. ![]() You start a random podcast and then people start saying things like that. STORYOLOGICAL: Thank you for agreeing to do this thing that we are doing now.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |