Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.
John DarnielleIt usually happens that I have multiple different projects going on at once, and one can be referencing the other.
John DarnielleWhen I became conscious of being a person, when I was very small, I knew that I was from Indiana, but I had never seen Indiana. I was born there, but we moved when I was, like, a year old. I always had a sense of a place that was far away from where I was. I would research it and find out about it and I remember on Christmas morning I used to always call Indiana to find out what the weather was like; to see if it was snowing or not.
John Darnielle