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Leon E. Pettiway
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New Harmony Series
When I was in high school, which seems like ages ago, I dreamed of being a writer. I was fascinated with Faulkner; he was a Southerner like myself. During that time, Jim Crow reined, and there were so many who denied a “colored” boy’s dreams. Besides, I didn’t think “I” was good enough and didn’t pursue majoring in English as one of my friends suggested. I became an academic, and academic discipl
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Life is an excellent teacher and I feel it’s important to highlight the contradictions and nuances in people and things. I find that fascinating.
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