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Journalist Lewis Lord to headline Natchez festival
Lewis Lord first learned about storytelling and writing while growing up in Natchez from the late 1940s through the mid-1950s.
His interest in telling stories began when he worked as a student on the afternoon daily -- the Natchez Times -- and continued throughout his career with United Press International and U.S. News & World Report.
Lord, 74, returns to Natchez next week to take part in the 23rd annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration, Feb. 23-26. He'll be the keynote speaker Thursday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. at the convention center.
This year's theme is "Legends, Lore, and Literature: Storytelling in the South."
"I'm going to talk about the kinds of stories people told in the 19th century, particularly on the steamboats," Lord said. "It's about whoppers, the crazy bragging people did and the outlandish tales they told."
As an example, Lord said Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi," offers "wonderful accounts of people trying to outdo each other in telling lies. People took great pride in telling these stories and people enjoyed hearing them, knowing all the along that they were hearing lies."
A resident of Natchez from age 10 to 18, Lord attended Natchez High School, served as sports editor and editor of the school newspaper, "Echoes", and work at the Natchez Times, which folded decades ago.
"I covered little league baseball and worked every Saturday night while a senior to help put out the sports pages for Sunday's paper," Lord recalled. "I wrote headlines and decided what would go in the sports. It was fun."For the full story, subscribe to the The Concordia Sentinel's NEW E-Edition! |
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