From the archive: John Howie, Jr. Gets Personal

Originally published in No Depression on September 15, 2018

Photo: Kevin Clark

THE CICADAS WERE OUT in full force, buzzing in celebration as the August summer heat had mercifully subsided, at least for a few days.  I ordered coffee (black) and took a seat at a tiny round table outside Caffé Driade, a charming outdoor java house and wine bar nestled in a cradle of trees off Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, NC. 

About 5 behind, apologies.

That’s the text I received seven minutes before the scheduled me...