by Andi | Dec 30, 2015 | Andi's Book, God's Whisper, Slavery, Written and Wrought
But to serve any discipline of art, be it to chip a David out of an unwieldy piece of marble, to take oils and put a clown on canvas, to write a drama about a young man who kills his father and marries hi mother and suffers for these actions, to hear a melody and set... by Andi | Nov 25, 2015 | Book Recommendations, Slavery, Written and Wrought
Always begin with the straight-edges . . . that’s our family way. Sort through that entire box of pieces until you find everyone. Then, you can begin to put together the rest of the puzzle, section by section, sorting out the pieces again and again. ** You must... by Andi | Nov 18, 2015 | Slavery, Written and Wrought
When I say that I feel my life’s work is to write about the lives and stories of enslaved people, I’m not exaggerating. . . not even a little. No subject, no stories, no people in the world fill me with more passion and purpose. And I do no work with more... by Andi | Jun 18, 2015 | Slavery, Written and Wrought
The other day, my dad brought me a beautiful table he made from American chestnut planks that were harvested before the blight took out every single one of these trees in our nation. The boards are scarred with etchings and pits dug by the mouths of chestnut worms. ... by Andi | May 21, 2015 | Andi's Book, Slavery, Written and Wrought
In a few minutes, Mosey, Meander, and I are headed to Bremo. We’ll be talking with some folks who are particularly interested in the history of the enslaved community there, who asked specifically to come hear about those people rather than see the plantation...