Charleston novelist Josephine Humphreys Article, "My Kind of Town: Charleston, South Carolina" in March 2009 issue of Smithsonian magazine says Charleston is more than just her hometown, it's her life
“I count myself lucky to have been born in a town that's rife with contradictions, a difficult past in constant need of retelling, and real characters. Moviemakers seem to love the place. Who would not, seeing for the first time these old tall houses with their unique side porches, the streets lined with palmettos and live oaks, the muted sunlight filtering down through sea mist and humidity?
Nothing I see is simply scenery or event, but all is overlaid with memories, and those memories with other memories and stories, plus the truth of history as I've learned it over time, and finally with a film of dreams and losses, bits of music, discoveries, tragedies, wild comedy and fragments of desire. I never think of Charleston as my "hometown." I don't know what I should call it, except maybe my life.”
Josephine Humphreys is the author of Dreams of Sleep, Rich in Love and The Fireman's Fair.
