Jesmyn,
Your words flow across the page and seem to capture every moment exactly how it was.
Your sentiments flow through your words and I can feel the frustration, sadness, happiness, and joy you must have felt while writing this story. All at different times, of course.
Your sentiment of the endurance demanded by women in the rural south is still echoed today as black women are expected to be strong. They are not supposed to show weakness or emotion. They are not allowed to show vulnerability the way others are. The are archetyped into one individual and nothing less is expected of them. There needs to be a change in the way emotion is portrayed and expected of women and men.
Thank you, again, for your gripping story of Salvage the Bones and for the Men We Reaped. I am sorry for the many losses you have been forced to endure. I hope you feel at least a little reconciled from being able to write their stories and make sure they are not forgotten, Your words will be the legacy of those you love for many, many years to come.
Camille
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