Charles E White: 4 books

Memoir is about growing up in the rural South in the fifties. The author shares insights about his life during that time seen from the eyes of a child as interpreted later as an adult. Norlina, North Carolina in the fifties was a wonderful place to grow up. It was entirely possible to know all 900...

This story is about the author’s maternal grandparents, Matthew and Elizabeth Robertson. In 1918 Matthew ended his life and in 1930 Elizabeth terminated her life. The author has often envisioned the lives his grandparents lived and what event(s) might have precipitated them to take their lives....

The author has written three short stories based on real people living in the town in which he grew up. “Ethel” is a story about one woman in the fifties in the author’s hometown who broke out of the mold of many women of the time who often wasted away waiting for their man to return each day...

The story begins in the seventies in a place called Wistful Springs, North Carolina. The decade experienced a pervasive interest in country music. Many of the country stars were frequently seen on weekly network shows, while many of the most popular stars performed in major cities across the United...