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I am very grateful for the outpouring of praise for my latest book my memoir about my life with Pat Conroy TELL ME A STORY. I’d like you all to know that I read everyone of them and the private messages. Until recently (about beginning of March 2020) I was on an extensive book tour where I tried to meet as many of you, my wonderful readers, as I could… Sadly, the world has taken a scary turn; my prayers are with all of you…
wrote on July 24, 2023
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I just read the Q&A you did with Atlanta magazine and hope that things are at least a little bit better for you regarding Pat's passing. I read The Prince of Tides when I was 11 years old, and 15 years later, I was freelancing for the Durham Herald-Sun and working at Rite Aid. Pat was going to be in Chapel Hill for a signing of "Beach Music," and I scored a pre-signing phone interview with him.
I told my boss at Rite Aid I couldn't work a shift the next day because I had the interview, and Miz Barbara told me that I either had to come in and work the shift or don't come back at all. The next day I was on the phone with Pat and never darkened Rite Aid's doorways again. I left journalism just a couple of years ago, and that 45 minutes on the phone with Pat were the best 45 minutes of my entire career.
I told my boss at Rite Aid I couldn't work a shift the next day because I had the interview, and Miz Barbara told me that I either had to come in and work the shift or don't come back at all. The next day I was on the phone with Pat and never darkened Rite Aid's doorways again. I left journalism just a couple of years ago, and that 45 minutes on the phone with Pat were the best 45 minutes of my entire career.
