I had never heard the voice of Walker Percy until just now, when I saw a commencement address of his at Notre Dame, via YouTube, via Amy Welborn. Here's the link. Man, do I love Cud'n Walker's accent. That's how my dad talks. Percy lived in the Florida parishes of Louisiana, which is where I'm from. If you know his work, "Feliciana Parish" is where I'm from (West Feliciana, to be precise).
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Friday June 15, 2007
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Feliciana, eh? I spent some time as a child in White Castle, outside of Plaquemine. There was a large sugar cane field beside the house we lived in.
I wonder how much of that area is left intact....
- PW
Thank you for linking us up to the Percy speech. It was a gift from Heaven to hear the voice that has challenged me through his writings.
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