Tag: city growth
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FROM THE ARCHIVE #1 — The Lonely White Walker (2012)
Going through old folders tonight, I found The Lonely White Walker—a Walking Dead fanfic I wrote back in 2012—and I was honestly stunned to realize people had reviewed it. Not just clicked on it… actually read it, followed it chapter to chapter, left thoughtful comments, waited for updates. I had forgotten that entirely. And honestly,…
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Seen / Unseen Greenville: A Nice Greenville Isn’t the Same as a Kind One
Greenville is a nice city. That’s not sarcasm. It’s not a setup. It’s just true. It’s clean. It’s welcoming. It’s easy to enjoy. People are generally friendly. The parks are good. The downtown is polished. The trail system is something most cities would love to have. If someone comes to visit, it’s not hard to…
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Seen / Unseen Greenville: Can We Avoid Woodruff Road (Part 2)?
Everyone who has seen Jaws 2 knows a few things: the shark is back and mad, and the same mayor is still in charge, doing the same damn things all over again. That’s the feeling you get if you look at what’s happening on Laurens Road—and what could be coming next. Because if we’re not…
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Greenville, SC and the Business of Drinking
I started drinking young. Twelve or thirteen, somewhere in there. Young enough that it should sound absurd now, but normal enough that it barely raised eyebrows then. Drinking looked fun. It looked grown. It looked like what adults did when they wanted to celebrate, loosen up, laugh louder, and become bigger versions of themselves. For…
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Who Tells the Story of Greenville, SC?
There was a time when every city had a stronger sense of itself because it had people whose job was to pay attention. Not perfect people. Not always brave people. Not always right people. But reporters. Editors. Photographers. Columnists. The kind of people who sat through zoning meetings so you didn’t have to. The kind…
Frank M. Anderson's Writing 