oxfordmississippi

Jeremy Green “Spot On” 11/13/19

On a journey through deep Dixie on back roads, someone like me can feel as though they have wandered a bit too far. My intended destination was the charming hamlet of Oxford, Mississippi. It’s a college town and the place where William Faulkner lived and died. I wanted to pay homage to this great author by visiting his home and his legendary grave. I found a pretty groovy hotel where the lobby had a wood floor painted pink, and my room sported a black velvet painting of a smiling indian squaw. The carpet was this bizarrely busy pattern, and as the waning daylight peaked through the slightly parted curtains, it bounced off a floor-length mirror. I found it delightful.