{"id":152,"date":"2026-11-06T03:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardpeeks.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-11-06T03:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T03:16:59","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/richardpeeks.clients-demo-website.com\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Pour a glass of sweet tea and settle in. New essays and reading notes are added here as the seasons turn.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Writing the Golden Hour: Light, Memory and Place<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Why so many important scenes in My Sweet Elisabeth happen in the last hour of daylight, and what that golden light teaches me about memory and storytelling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the Story \u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Hosting a Book Club Night for My Sweet Elisabeth<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Reading My Sweet Elisabeth with your book club? Here are discussion questions, menu ideas and a few simple touches to make the evening feel like a true Southern gathering.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the Story \u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Why the American South Still Shapes the Stories We Tell<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Moss-hung oaks, slow summers and long family memories: a look at why Southern places keep finding their way into the stories that matter most.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the Story \u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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