Downtown Greensboro, On Market Street, is this historic marker for short story writer, O. Henry. On April 20th, we featured the O.Henry monument. His short stories are so contemporary, it is hard to believe that he was born during the Civil War (and died in the year of the Mexican Revolution for that matter).
Ever since our friend Alice suggested that O.Henry would be a great choice, were Greensboro to get a U-Haul truck designed for us, we have been devouring our collection of O.Henry short stories. What have you been reading lately?
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A claim to fame. I am not familiar with his work.
Posted by: Aileni | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 06:50 AM
looks starkly attractive!
am glad you enjoy my blogs!
Posted by: magiceye | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 07:29 AM
I like the way the marker looks with the detail of the building above it. I enjoyed your posts I missed too and the little log cabin is so charming.
Posted by: Carver | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 10:52 AM
1862 feel to me like 1962 will probably feel to my kids. Century looks shorter as I age :)
Posted by: Ellie | Monday, October 19, 2009 at 01:51 PM
Hehe.. :) I want a sign like that when I die. "Illustrator and Hobby Photographer lived around here somewhere. I'm sure it was close by."
Posted by: Muffin | Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 09:22 AM
I like this photo. The sign offers a pretty terse description of a writer who was so successful. I'm reading an author more recently deceased--John Updike's posthumous volume of poetry, Endpoint.
Posted by: David C. | Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 05:22 AM