Eternal As A Weed: Tales Of Ozark Experience From Creative Writing Of Columbia

Synopsis

Writes Bridget Bufford, Editor: A Year Ago, I Remarked In My Workshop That I Hear Such Great Writing In Our Weekly Meetings; It's A Shame That Little Of The Work Gets A Wider Audience. I've Always Thought We Should Put Together A Reading, Or Maybe An Anthology, But Thinking About The Possibilities Never Brought Them To Fruition. Workshop Members Rebecca Graves, Sady Mayer Strand, And Von Pittman All Liked The Idea Of A Collection. The Very Soul Of Our Connection Developed From Writing To Prompts, So We Agreed That A Theme Was Necessary. Why Ozarks? It's A Part Of Missouri Rich In Associations. I Think Of Caves, Sinkholes And Springs; Catalpa, Black Walnut, Shagbark Hickory And Persimmons. Sassafras, Witch Hazel, Sumac, Greenbrier And Poison Ivy. For Someone Of A Less Botanical Bent, The Ozarks Might Evoke A Trip To Silver Dollar City, A Mason Jar Of Moonshine Or A Jet Ski At The Lake. Several Creative Writing Of Columbia Members Have Lived In The Ozarks, And Nearly All Of Us Have Been There.