The mysterious divide between the living and the dead didn't exist for Cayce, a humble man from the tobacco fields of rural Kentucky whose conversations with the beyond began at an early age and called him to an extraordinary and often punishingly difficult life that supplied a template for the whole New Age movement. Writers on Louisville, editor Kathleen Driskell has collected essays from 34 writers who live in Kentucky's largest city. In her introduction, Driskell explains that she set no topic boundaries. The contributors were free to share memories and impressions that are significant to them. The result is a distinctly personalized but richly panoramic view of Louisville.
Writers remember, characterize and criticize a city they love.
In doing so, they create an extended meditation on the complex interactions between place, memory and writing. Novella aimed at women sets a new standard Reviewed By L. Elisabeth Beattie Off Keck Road, the latest work of fiction by Whiting Writer Award winner and Bard College professor Mona Simpson, is a novella. The resemblance does not stop there. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the expressed written consent of the Lexington Herald-Leader is prohibited.