My dad often spoke about the Louisiana sawmill town where two of my great grandfathers had worked. I wanted to write a story with that setting.
I traveled back to Louisiana and interviewed people who had lived and worked in that sawmill town. Back home, Jolene's story grew inside me. It isn't a true story, but the stories of the people I interviewed breathed life into mine.
Top Center Picture: Sawmill in Longleaf, Louisiana
Top Right Picture: The Company Store at the Longleaf Saw Mill town.
