The March Hare

I have a theory, and it is this: southern family sagas are the story of the land through three to four generations. The first generation grabs the land, the second lives in harmony with it, the third rejects it, and the fourth is diaspora. That's really all I have to say right now. It would take a lot of work to come up with all the books that support this theory, so I'm just going to leave it alone. Also, I've had a difficult day, what with finding out that I don't have enough credit history to finance a scooter.

The best piece of southern lit I've read recently is 'In the Hopes of Rising Again' by Helen Scully, who is living right down the street from me at this time because she used to live in New Orleans.