“On the last drafts, I focus on the words themselves, including the rub of vowels and consonants, stressed and unstressed syllables. Yet even at this stage I'm often surprised. A different ending or a new character shows up and I'm back to where I began, letting the story happen, just trying to stay out of the way.” WayTryingDifferentCharacterStoriesShowsHappensLastsFocusStageIncludingStressedSyllablesI'm BackVowelsConsonants Author:Ron Rash
“Steve Yarbrough is a writer of many gifts, but what makes Safe from the Neighbors such a magnificent achievement is its moral complexity. . . . Safe from the Neighbors does what only the best novels can do; after reading it, we can never see the world, or ourselves, in quite the same way.” WorldWayDoeReadingCan DoMoralNovelSafeAchievementNeighborComplexityMagnificent Author:Ron Rash
“We had some good times at school. I didn't know how good those times were until I left, but I guess that's the way of it” KnowsWaySchoolLeftKnow HowGood Times Author:Ron Rash
“It’s ever been the way of the man of science or philosophy. Most folks stay in the dark and then complain they can’t see nothing.” – Snipes (185)” MenWayPhilosophyDarkFolksComplaining Author:Ron Rash
