![]() ![]() It was a lot of responsibility for a child. ![]() A lot of any little thing would come with shame, because you're supposed to be, you know, the son of the pastor. And they didn't let anyone brainwash me too hard, but it was still, you know, church every Sunday, every Wednesday, it was the whole kit and caboodle. My parents were good people and still are good people. “It was a hell of a childhood," Reyes recalled. He soon discovered his affinity for the drums and embarked on a lifelong journey of musical exploration. ![]() Immersed in the rich melodies and soulful harmonies of gospel music, Reyes developed a deep-rooted passion for rhythm and percussion. Reyes' journey through music began at a young age within the vibrant walls of a Pentecostal church, where his father served as pastor. Reyes, a skilled drummer, has made a name for himself through his collaborations with Reverend Bro Diddley and the Hips, and Dustin Price, solidifying his reputation in the local music scene. Savannah singer-songwriter Jalen Reyes is set to take the main stage at Starland Yard this Saturday as part of the inaugural Dog Days Fest. ![]()
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![]() Judith spoke on several panels, but the highlight was a standing-room-only workshop she gave on applying primary source materials to one's research. She'd written some of our favorite medieval novels, and we knew she'd be a perfect choice to fill some gaps we had on the program. Ann Chamberlin, Claire Morris, and I made up the organizing committee, and when Claire suggested we invite Judith as a speaker, Ann and I immediately agreed. I got the chance to meet Judith in person at the 2005 Historical Novel Society conference in Salt Lake City, where she was a special guest. I'd like to extend my sympathy to her family and friends, and thought I'd use this space to add my own recollections. Some very sad news to report: Judith Merkle Riley, author of six delightful historical novels including the Margaret of Ashbury trilogy, passed away on September 12th after a lengthy illness. Guest post: Elizabeth Chadwick's favorite medieval.Book review: Daphne Kalotay's Russian Winter.Blog readers' favorite medieval novels, and the gi.Book review: What Is Left the Daughter, by Howard.Guest post from Susan Holloway Scott: Historical Q.Update on Kathleen Herbert, and her fourth (as yet. ![]() ![]() Remembering Judith Merkle Riley (1942 - 2010).An interview with Susan Holloway Scott, author of. ![]() ![]() ![]() I believe this guilt is in some ways an expression of the complex remorse my father felt for the war. It is hunger that produces the darkest event in the book, and the deepest sense of guilt. ![]() Providing food is the main concern both of the Neanderthals (“the people”) and the group of Homo sapiens (“the New People”). ![]() Small wonder then that hunger is one of the dominant themes of The Inheritors – an aching hunger that slows you down and makes you less able to move but also to think. Food was not plentiful, and even scarcity could not make it interesting. Postwar austerity and rationing had restricted life to a degree hard to convey now. It was barely nine years since the end of the second world war. Some of the book’s preoccupations are understandable. Faber published it 60 years ago, on 16 September 1955, and it remained my father’s favourite among his novels for the rest of his life. It was also fast: the first draft took him little more than a month, astonishing when you consider that he had a fulltime teaching job as well. But at the same time his writing was vivid, original and – you would have said – fearless. My father was always full of self-doubt and very dependent on these two trusted critics. Between him and my mother (always my father’s first reader), confidence was sustained, and the new book completed in draft. Charles Monteith, his editor at Faber & Faber, was aware of the problem. ![]() |