Has it really been six years since I let this old website go to pasture? Time to revive, so I'm told, to let people know that I'm still here, for a bit longer, and finally the books are starting to be birthed, one by one, or two by two, being the Gemini that I am. Just sorting out 40 years of research materials is mind-boggling enough. I really did make my first Cather trip to Nebraska in 1979, by train from DC to Hastings. Vi Borton met me at the station in the wee hours to take me on to Red Cloud. Last fall I did my final research pilgrimage to Cather country in the same way: first to Red Cloud, then circling back to Lincoln. What happened there is all in the book. I am as astonished as anyone.
On March 30, 2018, the results of an ultrasound revealed that I had a mass growing in my lymph system that had already metastasized, so more tumors would follow. I decided because of the location(s) that I would not spend the rest of the spring and summer in and out of hospitals, trying to recover from the treatment itself. I had been working for many years on a book requested by the editors of University Press of Florida's History and Culture Series, but not being an academic with a regular paycheck, I had to pay the bills on the Chautauqua circuit for as long as I could. Now it was time to dip into my small reserves, finish as many manuscripts as possible, and get them out into the world. Many people have helped, in many ways. The Cather book is almost ready, teaching many lessons in its gestation process, making the way smoother for Florida Journeys. Feel free to chime in, join the the mailing list, or otherwise stay in touch.
On March 30, 2018, the results of an ultrasound revealed that I had a mass growing in my lymph system that had already metastasized, so more tumors would follow. I decided because of the location(s) that I would not spend the rest of the spring and summer in and out of hospitals, trying to recover from the treatment itself. I had been working for many years on a book requested by the editors of University Press of Florida's History and Culture Series, but not being an academic with a regular paycheck, I had to pay the bills on the Chautauqua circuit for as long as I could. Now it was time to dip into my small reserves, finish as many manuscripts as possible, and get them out into the world. Many people have helped, in many ways. The Cather book is almost ready, teaching many lessons in its gestation process, making the way smoother for Florida Journeys. Feel free to chime in, join the the mailing list, or otherwise stay in touch.
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