At the same time, it's a family story and more of an epic. I needed the third-person. I tried to give a sense that Cal, in writing his story, is perhaps inventing his past as much as recalling it.
“Whoever you are, you will not write this book. I can tell you nothing. Do not call me again. Ever.”
“Many of America's historical cornbreads were staple breads for people who didn't have many other options.”